Currently, pap smear is the screening method found in all government and private health care facilities to detect
cervical cancer.
This study was conducted to bridge this knowledge gap and to highlight the importance of MRI in detecting parametrial invasion in
cervical cancer thus planning patient management.
For more on
cervical cancer, visit www.nhs.uk/conditions/cervical-cancer/
None of us want to think about mortality, but the sobering fact is that
cervical cancer is the most common type of cancer in women under the age of 35.
Most
cervical cancers are squamous cell carcinomas.
WHO recommends its member countries to develop an integrate
cervical cancer screening into their health system depending upon their local, social, cultural and economic context to ensure a well-structured referral system for diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
According to The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, women who have had their uteruses and cervixes removed in hysterectomy procedures, and who have no history of
cervical cancer do not require screening.
US researchers conducted this study to combine data from individual studies of HPV and
cervical cancer in women with and without HIV.
Increasing awareness and knowledge among women and their communities is essential for changing attitudes and practices towards
cervical cancer screening (9).
Rising incidence of
cervical cancer is one of the major trends being witnessed in the global
cervical cancer diagnostic testing market 2019-2023.
Hence, the present study was undertaken with the objective to find out the incidence of accessory foramina transversaria (AFT) in the
cervical vertebrae of South Indian origin.
The common viral infection is contracted by most adults at some stage in their life, and the majority of women who have the infection do not go on to develop
cervical cancer.