This commentary presents a conceptual framework, Quality in the Continuum of Cancer
Care (QCCC), for quality improvement studies and research. Data sources include review of …

Context: Despite advances in early detection and prevention of cervical cancer, women
living in rural areas, and particularly in Appalachia, the rural South, the Texas/Mexico …

Multiphoton fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) is a noninvasive, cellular
resolution, 3-D functional imaging technique. We investigate the potential for in vivo …

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, usually a sexually transmitted disease, is a risk factor
for cervical cancer. Given the substantial disease and death associated with HPV and …

El cáncer del cuello uterino es una de las neoplasias malignas de mayor incidencia y
mortalidad entre las mujeres de todas partes del mundo, hallazgo que resulta paradójico si …

Background Although contemporary guidelines suggest that the intervals between
Papanicolaou tests can be extended to three years among low-risk women with previous …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the women's beliefs about having Pap
Smear test. Method: This study was planned as a descriptive cross-sectional research. This …

There is general consensus that screening can reduce mortality from colorectal, breast, and
cervical cancer among persons in their 50s and 60s. However, few screening trials have …

Worldwide, cervical cancer is a leading cause of cancer related morbidity and mortality. For
over 50 years, cervical cytology has been the gold standard for cervical cancer screening …

This study is the first comprehensive, integrated approach to examine grade-specific
changes in gene expression along the entire neoplastic spectrum of cervical intraepithelial …