TY - JOUR
T1 - Cervical Cancer Prevention-Cervical Screening
T2 - Science in Evolution
AU - Safaeian, Mahboobeh
AU - Solomon, Diane
AU - Castle, Philip E.
PY - 2007/12
Y1 - 2007/12
N2 - The incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in the United States has declined by more than 70% since the 1950s. This decline is attributed mainly to the introduction of Papanicolaou's test in the 1940s. Cervical cancer, however, remains the second most frequent of all female malignancies worldwide, with 80% of the cases occurring in resource-poor countries. This disparity is attributed primarily to the lack of screening and treatment of precancerous lesions. This article describes the traditional methods of screening for cervical cancer and innovative methods that might help overcome financial and cultural barriers to more widespread screening.
AB - The incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in the United States has declined by more than 70% since the 1950s. This decline is attributed mainly to the introduction of Papanicolaou's test in the 1940s. Cervical cancer, however, remains the second most frequent of all female malignancies worldwide, with 80% of the cases occurring in resource-poor countries. This disparity is attributed primarily to the lack of screening and treatment of precancerous lesions. This article describes the traditional methods of screening for cervical cancer and innovative methods that might help overcome financial and cultural barriers to more widespread screening.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ogc.2007.09.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ogc.2007.09.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18061867
AN - SCOPUS:36549076037
SN - 0889-8545
VL - 34
SP - 739
EP - 760
JO - Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America
JF - Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -
