Cervical Cancer: Screening and Prevention of Invasive Disease.
作者:
Hoffman,Cavanagh
状态:
发布时间2000-05-24
, 更新时间 2000-05-24
期刊:
Cancer Control
摘要:
Cancer of the cervix is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths in women in the United States and accounts for more cancer deaths than any other cancer in third-world countries. Various screening procedures have been developed, but many issues need to be resolved for cervical cancer screening to be effective. Large segments of the population who do not undergo regular screening account for most of the patients with invasive cancers in the United States and worldwide. Allocation of resources and widespread educational programs for these target populations are needed to promote adequate cytologic screening programs and to reduce the death rate from squamous carcinoma of the cervix.