In This Issue: Cervical Cancer Screening

Screening for cervical cancer and precancerous lesions in Tabriz

 Abstract Background: Cervical cancer is the most common female genital tract malignancy and is the major cause of death from gynecologic cancer worldwide. The majority of cervical cancers develop through a series of gradual, precancerous lesions. Screening asymptomatic women with regular Pap smears allows diagnosis of the readily treatable preinvasive phase. We performed this study to determin...

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The Role of Health Beliefsin Predicting Barriersto Cervical Cancer Screening

Background & Aims: Health beliefs play an important role in encouraging people to engage in behaviors related to health promotion. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of health beliefs in predicting barriersto cervical cancerscreening among women in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Methods: Using convenience and random sampling, this cross-sectional study was conducted on 681 married wom...

In this issue: mini-theme on geriatric care and cancer screening.