Global strategies for cervical cancer prevention and screening.

Global strategies for cervical cancer prevention and screening. Minerva Ginecol. 2019 Feb 22;: Authors: Pimple S, Mishra G Abstract Cervical cancer is highly preventable and can be easily treated if detected at early stages. However there is disproportionate high burden of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in low-middle income (LMIC) country settings that lack organised screening and prevention programs. Robust evidence for prevention and screening of cervical cancer is currently available. However there are barriers for country specific adoption and implementation. These pose unique challenges such as organising prevention and screening services delivery through the current health infrastructure, access to screening facilities, follow up management and adequate linkages for confirmatory diagnosis and subsequent treatment. Overall cervical cancer screening rates and cancer screening among women still remains suboptimal in many LMIC's. Considering the complexities involved in organisation, service uptake and delivery of population based cervical cancer prevention and screening programs, this article aims to provide evidence based appropriate, affordable and effective standardised cervical cancer prevention and screening guidelines that are operationally feasible to help adopt best practices for uniform adaptation and implementation leveraging with the existing public health care settings. Cost-effective strategies and tools to r...
Source: Minerva Ginecologica - Category: OBGYN Tags: Minerva Ginecol Source Type: research