OBJECT In the present study, we compared the positive cytodiagnostic test rates with discrepancies using self-collection devices for cervical cancer screening. We made this survey to examine whether or not our self- smear preparation method using the Kato self-collection device contributed to an improved rate of detecting atypical cells compared with existing recommended preparation methods. ...

This study aimed to document current cervical cancer screening practices of physicians in Korea. Questionnaires were distributed to 852 Korean obstetricians and gynecologists, who attended the 91st Conference of the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology held during May, 2005. Questionnaires were returned by 30.6% (260/852) of the recipients and 254 of these were eligible for analysis. Six...

A Lab-On-Chip system with an instrument is presented which is capable of performing total sample preparation and automated extraction of nucleic acid from human cell samples fixed in a methanol based solution. The target application is extraction of mRNA from cervical liquid based cytology specimens for detection of transformed HPV-infections. The device accepts 3 ml of sample and performs the ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to compare the cost and benefit of four different cervical cancer screening strategies involving primary HPV 16/18 genotyping, hrHPV testing alone and cytology for detecting CIN2 +. METHODS Economical analysis using Markov modeling approach to combine the epidemiological data from current population-based study of The National Cancer Institute of Thailand. ...

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of HPV 16/18 genotyping test, high risk HPV DNA testing, alone and in conjunction with the liquid-based cytology method in screening for cervical cancer precursors. Methods: A Markov model was used to describe the course of the cases of CIN2+ that had been detected over a 35 year period. Screening programs started at age 30 and were p...

A cohort of high school students examined in a school health study between 1957-63 were followed to 1977, when as adults still living in the area, 373 (71%) were reexamined. Mean age at 17-year follow-up was 34 years. The mean systolic blood pressure (SBP) at follow-up for men was 125 mm Hg, women 111 mm Hg. The boys' SBP had increased 4.0 Hg while the girls' declined 4.0 mm Hg in 17 years. The...

TAKE HOME MESSAGES: 1. Average milk yield was similar for cows in ADS-ST or KK (91.2 vs. 93.0 lbs/d) pens. 2. 1st lactation heifers in the KK pen tended to produce more milk (83.4 vs. 81.0 lbs/d). 3. The initial investment for the ADS-ST was less ($58,500 vs. $118,067). a. ADS-ST = $234/cow vs. $472/cow for the KK coolers. 4. ADS-ST used less electricity, water and had lower daily costs ($27.30...

BACKGROUND High-risk human papillomavirus (HR HPV) testing has been shown to be a valuable tool in cervical cancer screening for the detection of cervical pre-cancer and cancer. METHODS We report a purely observational study evaluating HR HPV prevalences in residual liquid-based cytology (LBC) samples using both the Cervista™ HPV HR Test and the Digene Hybrid Capture 2 High-Risk HPV DNA Test ...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to critically review the published evidence concerning adjunctive diagnostic techniques in the diagnosis of oral lesions of unknown malignant potential. METHODS We conducted a systematic literature review with meta-analysis using PubMed to search for articles published from June 1993 through June 2013 to identify prospective studies evaluating any diag...