Background Cervical cancer screening has traditionally been based on cervical cytology.
Given the aetiological relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and …

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide, and knowledge
regarding its cause and pathogenesis is expanding rapidly. Persistent infection with one of …

Screening for cervical cancer precursors by cytology has been very successful in countries
where adequate resources exist to ensure high quality and good coverage of the population …

Organised and quality assured cytology-based screening programmes have substantially
reduced cervical cancer incidence in many developed countries. However, there are …

Cervical cancer is the main cancer among women in sub‐Saharan Africa, India and other
parts of the developing world. Evaluation of screening performance of effective, feasible and …

OBJECTIVE: This is a meta-analysis of studies comparing HPV testing to cytology with
regard to their accuracy in the detection of underlying high grade cervical intraepithelial …

Background Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers among women worldwide.
The formulation or evaluation on prevention strategies all require an accurate understanding …

Rationale and objective Cancer burden is increasing in Central and South America (CSA).
We describe the current burden of cancer in CSA. Methods We obtained regional and …

Cervical cancer kills approximately 270,000 women worldwide each year, with nearly 85%
of those deaths occurring in resource-poor settings. 1 Use of the Pap smear for routine …

The need for simple, cost-effective screening approaches for cervical cancer prevention in
low-resource countries has led to the evaluation of visual screening with 3–5% acetic acid …