Evaluating the feasibility of utilizing Gynocular-triage-to-diagnose application with VIA (Visual inspection with Acetic acid) in community cervical cancer screening programs in rural Mysore, India
Conclusion: Gynocular triaging prevented overtreatment of 32 (18.1%) participants, and identified 7 subjects with >4 Swede score even in VIA negative cases, which would have been ignored if VIA alone was used. In summary, our study demonstrates that Gynocular triaging is feasible in community cervical cancer screening programs.
Source: Indian Journal of Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vijaya Srinivas Holly M Nishimura Poornima Jayakrishna Karl Krupp Purnima Madhivanan SubbaRao V Madhunapantula Source Type: research
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