There has been a marked decrease in the incidence of cervical cancer thanks to cytological screening with the Pap smear test. In Belgium, this screening is rather opportunistic. Over 39% of Belgian women between 25 and 64 years of age are never or only rarely screened by cytological tests. Moreover, there is an excess use of Pap smears because of women who rely on their yearly cervical smear an...

conclusions the high prevalence of hpv in abnormal cytology underlines to the fact that the presence of hpv is a critical factor in the development of cervical cancer. the use of hpv dna techniques could actually become an effective and fast means of ascertaining the presence of hpv in abnormal cytology. results result showed a 100% presence of high risk hpv in all the samples with abnormal cyt...

BACKGROUND Research has shown that women with disabilities face additional challenges in accessing and using healthcare services compared to non-disabled women. However, relatively little is known about the utilisation of cancer screening services for women with disabilities. This study addresses this gap by examining the utilisation of the Papanicolaou test and mammography for disabled women i...

OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the cytologic diagnosis and sample adequacy of the liquid-based cervical cytologic smear (ThinPrep) compared with that of the conventional Papanicolaou smear. STUDY DESIGN Prospective studies of ThinPrep and conventional Papanicolaou smears were analyzed for cytologic diagnosis and sample adequacy. Computerized databases, references in published studies, and in...

INTRODUCTION Information on cervical and breast cancer screening among Latinas in the United States is limited. Even less information is available on screening practices of migrant women who engage in circular migration. We examined rates of cervical and breast cancer screening and the extent to which sociodemographics and other characteristics explain screening practices of Mexican migrant wom...

We correlated all Papanicolaou test diagnoses over a 6-month period with biopsy results and determined accuracy using receiver operating characteristic curves and biopsy as the "gold standard." Accuracies were calculated using all atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) cases or by eliminating subsets thereof. Retaining the ASCUS category resulted in significantly greater a...

Introduction: In Serbia, cervical cancer (CC) is the second most common cancer, after breast The Papanicolaou test used for early detection of cancer. Motivational factors and attitudes women about benefits screening can affect rate participation in it. aim research was to examine whether there a connection between women's motivational their CC. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 300 ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of the Papanicolaou exam among women aged 20 to 59 years in the city of Campinas (state of São Paulo, Brazil) and to analyze associations between this test and affiliation to private health insurance plans as well as socioeconomic/demographic variables and health-related behavior. METHOD To do so, a population-based, cross-sectional study was carried out....