Antenatal and postnatal cervical precancer screening to increase coverage: experience from Battor, Ghana
CONCLUSION: A significant number of women in Ghana only visit a health facility during pregnancy or after delivery. ANC and PNC clinics would offer opportunities to increase coverage in cervical precancer screening in low-resource settings. Relying on community nurses ensures that such programs are readily integrated into routine care of women and no opportunity is missed.PMID:38414944 | PMC:PMC10898892 | DOI:10.3332/ecancer.2023.1616 (Source: Ecancermedicalscience)
Source: Ecancermedicalscience - February 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kofi Effah Ethel Tekpor Gifty Belinda Klutsey Hannah Tiwaah Bannor Joseph Emmanuel Amuah Comfort Mawusi Wormenor Seyram Kemawor Stephen Danyo Bernard Hayford Atuguba Lawrencia Serwaa Manu Nana Owusu Mensah Essel Patrick Kafui Akakpo Source Type: research
Tritesting in Battor, Ghana: an integrated cervical precancer screening strategy to mitigate the challenges of multiple screening visits and loss to follow-up
CONCLUSION: This study brings tritesting into the spotlight, as an alternative to other methods, particularly for women who prefer this due to the advantage of a single visit to a health facility and being more cost-effective, if they have to travel long distances to access cervical screening services.PMID:38414966 | PMC:PMC10898900 | DOI:10.3332/ecancer.2023.1645 (Source: Ecancermedicalscience)
Source: Ecancermedicalscience - February 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kofi Effah Ethel Tekpor Comfort Mawusi Wormenor Nana Owusu Mensah Essel Seyram Kemawor Edna Sesenu Stephen Danyo Yohane Teye Kitcher Gifty Belinda Klutsey Georgina Tay Faustina Tibu Kofi Antwi Abankroh Bernard Hayford Atuguba Patrick Kafui Akakpo Source Type: research
Antenatal and postnatal cervical precancer screening to increase coverage: experience from Battor, Ghana
CONCLUSION: A significant number of women in Ghana only visit a health facility during pregnancy or after delivery. ANC and PNC clinics would offer opportunities to increase coverage in cervical precancer screening in low-resource settings. Relying on community nurses ensures that such programs are readily integrated into routine care of women and no opportunity is missed.PMID:38414944 | PMC:PMC10898892 | DOI:10.3332/ecancer.2023.1616 (Source: Ecancermedicalscience)
Source: Ecancermedicalscience - February 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kofi Effah Ethel Tekpor Gifty Belinda Klutsey Hannah Tiwaah Bannor Joseph Emmanuel Amuah Comfort Mawusi Wormenor Seyram Kemawor Stephen Danyo Bernard Hayford Atuguba Lawrencia Serwaa Manu Nana Owusu Mensah Essel Patrick Kafui Akakpo Source Type: research
Tritesting in Battor, Ghana: an integrated cervical precancer screening strategy to mitigate the challenges of multiple screening visits and loss to follow-up
CONCLUSION: This study brings tritesting into the spotlight, as an alternative to other methods, particularly for women who prefer this due to the advantage of a single visit to a health facility and being more cost-effective, if they have to travel long distances to access cervical screening services.PMID:38414966 | PMC:PMC10898900 | DOI:10.3332/ecancer.2023.1645 (Source: Ecancermedicalscience)
Source: Ecancermedicalscience - February 28, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Kofi Effah Ethel Tekpor Comfort Mawusi Wormenor Nana Owusu Mensah Essel Seyram Kemawor Edna Sesenu Stephen Danyo Yohane Teye Kitcher Gifty Belinda Klutsey Georgina Tay Faustina Tibu Kofi Antwi Abankroh Bernard Hayford Atuguba Patrick Kafui Akakpo Source Type: research
Portable, and ultrasensitive HR-HPV tests based on nucleic acid biosensors
Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer threatening women’s health globally, and high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) infection is the main cause of cervical cancer worldwide. Given the recurrent nature of HR-HPV infection, accurate screening is essential for its control. Since the commonly used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is limited by professional equipment and personnel, convenient and ultrasensitive detection methods for HR-HPV are still highly needed. As new molecular detection methods, nucleic acid amplification-based biosensors have the advantages of high sensitivity, rapid operation, and ...
Source: Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - February 28, 2024 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Developing and validating the model of tumor-infiltrating immune cell to predict survival in patients receiving radiation therapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
CONCLUSIONS: The TICS model supports a personalized medicine approach to RT for HNSCC. Increased prevalence of TIIC within the tumor microenvironment (TME) confers a better prognosis for patients undergoing treatment for HNSCC.PMID:38410204 | PMC:PMC10894341 | DOI:10.21037/tcr-23-2345 (Source: Cell Research)
Source: Cell Research - February 27, 2024 Category: Cytology Authors: Ting Xu Mengting Xu Yiying Xu Xiaojun Cai Michael J Brenner Joshua Twigg Zhaodong Fei Chuanben Chen Source Type: research
Experiences of women participating in a human papillomavirus-based screen-triage-and treat strategy for cervical cancer prevention in Malawi
DiscussionHPV testing through self-collected samples is a promising tool to increase CxCa screening coverage. A multi-step screening algorithm utilizing HPV self-testing, VIA triage and thermal ablation treatment requires proper counseling and anticipatory guidance to improve patient understanding. Incorporating thorough counseling in CxCa screening programs can change women’s perspectives about screening, build trust in healthcare systems, and influence healthcare seeking behavior towards routine screening and prevention. (Source: Frontiers in Oncology)
Source: Frontiers in Oncology - February 27, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
The impact of alternate HPV vaccination and cervical screening strategies in Japan: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2024 Feb 19;44:101018. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2024.101018. eCollection 2024 Mar.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The Japanese 2020 cervical screening guidelines recommend conventional cervical cytology screening every 2-years for women aged 20-69 years. The nonavalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has also recently been approved in Japan. We therefore evaluated the cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening strategies alongside universal nonavalent HPV vaccination of girls (12-16 years).METHODS: A cost-effectiveness analysis was performed using an age-specific Markov microsimulation model for Japan ...
Source: Cancer Control - February 26, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Matthew R Palmer Eiko Saito Kota Katanoda Haruka Sakamoto Jane S Hocking Julia M L Brotherton Jason J Ong Source Type: research
Cancers, Vol. 16, Pages 945: A Retrospective Analysis from Western Romania Comparing the Treatment and Survivability of p16-Positive versus p16-Negative Oropharyngeal Cancer
Conclusions: The study highlights the importance of p16 testing in oropharyngeal carcinoma diagnosis. It suggests modifying treatment approaches based on p16 status and underscores the differing prognoses associated with p16-positive and p16-negative cases. (Source: Cancers)
Source: Cancers - February 26, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alexandru Chioreanu Nicolae Constatin Balica Cristian Ion Mot Radmila Bugari Raluca Morar Flavia Baderca Teodora Daniela Marti Casiana Boru Cecilia Roberta Avram Sorin Dema Dan Dumitru Vulcanescu Delia Ioana Horhat Tags: Article Source Type: research
Cervical cancer screening barriers and facilitators from the perspectives of women with a history of criminal-legal system involvement and substance use
The wide availability of routine screening with Papanicolaou (Pap) tests and vaccinations against human papillomavirus has resulted in a decline in rates of cervical cancer. As with other diseases, however, dispa... (Source: Health and Justice)
Source: Health and Justice - February 26, 2024 Category: Criminology Authors: Amanda Emerson, Marissa Dogan, Elizabeth Hawes, Kiana Wilson, Sof ía Mildrum Chana, Patricia J. Kelly, Megan Comfort and Megha Ramaswamy Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
