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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"HPV test"”.
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Papanicolaou (Pap) Test and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test Adherence: Sexual Violence Victims and Fear of Retraumatization
… that affect their decision for getting Pap and HPV tests. Public health must understand the sexual violence victims, a subgroup of women who faced the onset of trauma and explore their adherence to routine screening. This study investigated whether sexual women with a history of sexual violence …
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Targeting the human papillomavirus for prevention of cervical cancer
Different types of human papillomavirus (HPV) vary in the extent they cause precursor lesions (CIN) and cancer. There are limited long-term efficacy data on HPV testing in primary screening Among 72 cervical cancers in Mozambique, HPV 16 and 18 were the most frequent HPV types (69% of cases). …
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New Clinical Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening and the Benefits of Implementing a Primary High-risk Human Papillomavirus Test in a High Volume Reference Laboratory
… Service Task Force (USPSTF) agreed co-testing with cytology based Papanicolaou smear (Pap smear) and molecular based high-risk Human Papillomavirus (hrHPV) testing were the best methods for detecting early signs of cervical cancer. However, with the future of clinical tests shifting …
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Three Essays on Econometric Modeling and Application: Health and Consumer Behaviors
… information about human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccination, on the misuse of cervical cancer screening including too-early screening, unnecessary HPV test, annual Pap test, and no Pap smear that are not recommended for women younger than 30 years. I examine the National Health …
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PREVENTION OF CERVICAL CANCER IN A RURAL PRIMARY CARE CENTER IN ESWATINI
Contesto e Obiettivi. Il Regno di Eswatini (Africa meridionale) presenta la più alta incidenza e mortalità per cancro cervicale (CC) a livello globale. Fattori socio-economici e culturali ostacolano l'accesso ai programmi di screening per il CC e la permanenza nel percorso di cura. L'invasività …
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Randomised Evaluation of New Technologies within the Population‐Based Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in Finland : Cross‐Sectional Performance and Validity
… cytology, human papillomavirus (HPV) test or conventional cytology. By using the randomised design, the ultimate aim is to assess and compare the long-term outcomes of the different screening regimens. The primary aim of the current study was to evaluate, based on the material …
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Cervical cancer studies on prevention and treatment
… infection by the Human Papilloma Virus, mainly HPV 16 and 18. An alternative to cytological screening is screening for HPV DNA. The aim of this thesis was to analyze the screening history of women with cervical cancer, to find new techniques to screen women for cervical cancer, and to find out …
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Medizinische Effektivität und Kosteneffektivität des Einsatzes der HPV-DNA-Diagnostik als Primärscreeningverfahren in der Zervixkarzinomfrüherkennung in Deutschland : ein entscheidungsanalytischer Ansatz
… with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) are associated with the development of cervical neoplasia. Compared to cytology HPV testing is more sensitive in detecting high-grade cervical cancer precursors, but with lower specificity. HPV based primary screening for cervical cancer is …
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The prevalence of different human papillomavirus genotypes in lesions of the uterine cervix as a method in risk assessment of cervical cancer
… persistent infection with Human Papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted, oncogenic virus. There are more than 100 different HPV genotypes. Of these, studies have largely shown that the high- risk types 16 and 18 account for most cancers. However, with improved screening methods, other …
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Vegetable intake and head and neck cancer
… subtype of HNC, has become the leading site for HPV-associated cancers in humans and causing ∼70% of all OPSCC in the United States. HPV infection alone may not be sufficient to cause OPSCC, requiring the presence of other factors such as smoking or chewing tobacco, high-risk sexual behavior, and …