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Pap smear screening: a retrospective study [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Cervical cancer is the seventh cancer in overall frequency, but the second most common cancer among women worldwide. The objective was to study the population undergoing pap-smear screening.Methods: It is retrospective study conducted in ...
Soni, Anjali, Anjali Soni
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Uptake of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Female Students and Staff at a Tertiary Institution in Northern Uganda: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 9, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Cervical cancer remains a leading cause of cancer‐related deaths among women in low‐resource settings like Uganda. Screening is essential for early detection and prevention, yet knowledge, attitudes, and uptake among university females are poorly understood.
Milton Anguyo, Morrish Obol Okello, David Komakec, Emmanuel Alyoomu, Habert Aziku, Ruth Catherine Ouma, Pebalo Francis Pebolo   +6 more
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Accuracy of Screening Tools for Pap Smears in General Practice

Journal of Innovation in Health Informatics, 2016
Background Data extraction tools (DETs) are increasingly being used for research and audit of general practice, despite their limitations. Objective This study explores the accuracy of Pap smear rates obtained with a DET compared to that of the Pap ...
Catherine Harding, Alexa Seal, Louis Pilotto, Ken Mackey, Geraldine Duncan, Ronald Huynh, Robert McWilliam, Stephanie Blake   +7 more
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Balancing diagnostic accuracy and cost in the follow‐up of histological low‐grade squamous intraepithelial lesions

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, Volume 105, Issue 9, Page 1871-1878, September 2026.
Primary follow‐up of histological LSIL can shift from colposcopy to liquid‐based co‐testing without missed cancers, as the incremental cost per additional HSIL+ detected is unjustified. Abstract Introduction Primary cervical screening with testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) brings increased detection of women with low‐grade squamous intraepithelial
Riina Aarnio, Vasudha Ahuja, Linda Ryen, Lovisa Bergengren   +3 more
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Concordance between PAP Smears and P53 Expression in Women with Cervical Abnormalities in Osogbo, Southwest, Nigeria

Sokoto Journal of Medical Laboratory Science
Cervical cancer screening, involving Papanicolaou (PAP) smear and assessment of p53 expression, is crucial for early detection and prevention of cervical cancer.
Oyenike Musiliu Adewale*1, Avwioro Godwin Ovie2, Iyare Godfrey Innocent3 Omosigho Omoruyi Pius3, Olatunbosun Luman O.4, Olawuyi Abduahi5, Jimoh Abdullah Abiodun,1 Tijani Busira Adesina6, Lasisi Adewale Ismaila7, Ojo Timothy Ayodele8,Suleiman Ibrahim Eleha
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The frequency of trichomonas vaginalis in pap smear and liquid-based cytology (SurePathTM) between 2013 and 2018 in a reference laboratory in Fortaleza, Brazil

DST, 2019
Introduction: Trichomonas vaginalis (Tv) is a parasite responsible for the most frequent non-viral sexually transmitted infection and causes more than 250 million new cases around the world each year.
José Eleutério Junior, Renata Mírian Nunes Eleutério, Maria Natalice Lima da Silva, Maiara Nunes Alexandre Marques   +3 more
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Clinical Considerations on HPV Knowledge, Screening, and Vaccination in Brazilian Primary Care: Letter to the Editor

Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 10, October 2026.
Yudai Kaneda
wiley   +1 more source

Cervical Small Cell Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Initially Detected on Cytology: Diagnostic Pitfalls and Clues

Cytopathology, Volume 37, Issue 5, Page 555-559, September 2026.
This case describes the initial detection of cervical small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma on conventional endometrial and cervicovaginal liquid‐based cytology. Given its rarity and high aggressiveness, early recognition and rapid, intensive treatment are crucial for improving patient outcomes.
Yesul Jeong
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Relationship between health literacy, knowledge of cervical cancer, knowledge of pap smear and attitude towards pap smear among Malay Muslim women attending pre-marital course / Nurul Nadia Baharum [PDF]

, 2019
Cervical cancer is a preventable disease. However, despite good awareness of the disease among women in Malaysia, the pap smear uptake is still poor. Measuring health literacy level could explain this discrepancy.
Baharum, Nurul Nadia
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Knowledge and attitude toward Pap smear, human papilloma virus, and human papilloma virus vaccine among Saudi women

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Objectives: A Pap smear is a screening tool for human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical tissue changes. HPV vaccines protect against HPV-related cancers, including cervical cancer.
Reem M. Bakraa, Yara A Al Tayeb, Aida A. Al Dughaither   +2 more
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