INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to determine the breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening rates and the influencing factors in a group of Turkish females. METHODS This descriptive study was conducted in a School of Nursing. The study sample consisted of 603 females who were the mothers/neighbors or relatives of the nursing students. Data collection forms were developed by the i...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practice regarding the Papanicolaou test in an Argentinean community. METHODS Two hundred women were interviewed at their homes in Puerto Leoni, Misiones, Argentina. Women were selected by simple random sampling. Answers were described in terms of knowledge, attitudes, and practice, ant their respective adequacies with respect to the Papani...

OBJECTIVE This study evaluates the feasibility and performance of careHPV, a novel human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test, when used for screening women for cervical cancer in low-resource settings. METHODS AND MATERIALS Clinician-collected (cervical) and self-collected (vaginal) careHPV specimens, visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), and Papanicolaou test were evaluated among 16,951 eligib...

This paper traces the cervical Papanicolaou smear test from the seminal work of George Papanicolaou undertaken more than 70 years ago, to the present use of computer technology to examine cervical smears. However, to successfully detect cervical cancer and precursor lesions, the standard of the specimens, as well as that of the screening laboratory, must be of the highest order so that false ne...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of Pap smear testing among women and to evaluate their level of knowledge about the test and other relevant factors. METHODS The study comprised women who presented to the Gynaecology and Obstetrics Polyclinic of Sakarya Training and Research Hospital, Turkey, between April 1 and 30, 2012. The questionnaire was developed in line with the objectives of the ...

CONTEXT The incidence of cervical cancer is higher among low-income and minority women who have never undergone a conventional Papanicolaou test or who do not follow up after testing. Screening has been shown to reduce cervical cancer incidence rates. OBJECTIVES To determine the feasibility and acceptability of immediately treating women with severely abnormal Papanicolaou test results by usi...

OBJECTIVE Vaginal atrophy in menopause shows increased parabasal cells on cytology. This may be accompanied by abundant neutrophils. A shift in maturation index in the absence of significant inflammation is more accurately termed "atrophic pattern." This study aims to determine whether a diagnosis of "atrophic vaginitis" or atrophic pattern on Papanicolaou test is a reliable indicator of what i...