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Screen-and-treat approaches for cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings

Authors :
Denny, Lynette
Kuhn, Louise
De Souza, Michelle
Pollack, Amy E.
Dupree, William
Wright, Thomas C., Jr.
Source :
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. Nov 2, 2005, Vol. 294 Issue 17, p2173, 9 p.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

A study is conducted to determine the safety and efficacy of 2 screen-and-treat approaches for cervical cancer prevention. Both screen-and-test approaches are safe and result in a lower prevalence of high-grade cervical cancer precursor lesions compared with delayed evaluation at 6 and 12 months.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00987484
Volume :
294
Issue :
17
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.139490945