Background: In the low resource settings of a developing country, a conventional
Papanicolaou (Pap) test is the mainstay screening system for cervical cancer. In order to …

Background: Cervical cancer is the most common, preventable cancer and does not develop
suddenly from normal epithelium but is presented by a spectrum of intraepithelial neoplasia …

Objective: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide after
breast cancer, and in developing countries, the leading cause of death by cancer. It is one of …

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in females and is a major
cause of morbidity and mortality. Pap smear is simple, cost effective and sensitive tool for …

Objective: Cervical carcinoma has been included in the preventable diseases category ever
since the use of cervical cytology in routine practice. The Pap test is an efficient screening …

Aim: To characterize the age and pattern of Pap smear abnormalities in a major teaching
hospital in Southwestern Nigeria. Design: This is a review of medical records of patients that …

Background: India, the second most populous country in the world accounts for about 25%
of cervical cancer deaths. Only limited studies are available on the prevalence of cervical …

Materials and Methods: A total of 32,026 conventional pap smear tests collected between
January 2006 and January 2010 from three hospitals are retrospectively analyzed. Results …

Objective Cervical carcinoma is an important women's health problem worldwide. The aim of
this study is to evaluate the abnormal cytological entities detected by cervical Pap smear in …

Background: Cervical cytology by Papanicolaou (Pap) smears is an effective means of
screening for cervical premalignant and malignant conditions. Cervical intra-epithelial …