Cervical cytology screening

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This Practice Bulletin was developed by the ACOG Committee on Practice Bulletins—Gynecology with the assistance of Alan Waxman, MD. The information is designed to aid practitioners in making decisions about appropriate obstetric and gynecologic care. These guidelines should not be construed as dictating an exclusive course of treatment or procedure. Variations in practice may be warranted based...

Failures of the cervical cytology screening programme.

Liquid-based cytology in cervical screening

Cervical cytology screening in the Army.

A survey of 748 Army women showed an excellent screening rate for cervical cytology without the use of a screening programme. The women's knowledge regarding results of smears was, however, poor, even in cases with proven carcinoma. Frequent movement of the women because of postings makes follow-up cytology difficult, and a proposal is put forward for a positive reporting system. In this survey...

Advocating for patient preference in cervical cytology screening.

Cervical cytology is the prototype of a successful cancer screening test, yet debates continue as to the optimal frequency of screening and the use of new technologies. 1,2 The article by Raab et al 3 entitled " Willingness to Pay for New Papanicolaou Test Technologies " illustrates a new area of investigation for pathology. Too often in the past, pathologists have been stereotyped as preferrin...