Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - Prevention & control
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Monday, November 23, 2009

How to evaluate emerging technologies in cervical cancer screening?

29 Nov 2009 Excellent recommendations exist for studying therapeutic and diagnostic questions. We observe that good guidelines on assessment of evidence for screening questions are currently lacking. Guidelines for diagnostic research (STARD), involving ... Read more...

Cervical cancer: disease prevention and informational support.

29 Nov 2009 Cervical cancer and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) are significant health care concerns for women worldwide. Globally, in 2006, cervical cancer remains the second most common cancer in women. Infection with high-risk strains of HPV is found to be ... Read more...

The potential impact of human papillomavirus vaccination in contemporary cytologically screened populations may be underestimated: an observational retrospective analysis of invasive cervical cancers.

13 Nov 2009 The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of invasive cervical cancers attributable to human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 in a contemporary, cytologically well-screened UK population. This was achieved in a retrospective ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Uterine Cervical Neoplasms - Prevention & control'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• How to evaluate emerging technologies in cervical cancer screening? 29 Nov 2009
• Cervical cancer: disease prevention and informational support. 29 Nov 2009
• The potential impact of human papillomavirus vaccination in contemporary cytologically screened populations may be underestimated: an observational retrospective analysis of invasive cervical cancers. 13 Nov 2009
• EUROGIN 2008 roadmap on cervical cancer prevention. 13 Nov 2009
• Faith Moves Mountains: an Appalachian cervical cancer prevention program. 30 Oct 2009
• Male circumcision and risk of HIV in women. 29 Oct 2009
• Screening and prevention methods for cervical cancer. 26 Oct 2009
• Should HPV vaccine be given to men? 6 Oct 2009
• Cost effectiveness analysis of including boys in a human papillomavirus vaccination programme in the United States. 6 Oct 2009
• Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i. 29 Sep 2009
• Human HSP70 and modified HPV16 E7 fusion DNA vaccine induces enhanced specific CD8+ T cell responses and anti-tumor effects. 29 Sep 2009
• Teenager who died after having HPV vaccine had a malignant chest tumour. 29 Sep 2009
• Development of therapeutic HPV vaccines. 29 Sep 2009
• [Access to preventative care, screening and treatment of women in vulnerable socio-economic groups presenting with cervical cancer] 29 Sep 2009
• Neither one-time negative screening tests nor negative colposcopy provides absolute reassurance against cervical cancer. 29 Sep 2009
• Distribution of human papillomavirus types in cervical cancers in Hong Kong: current situation and changes over the last decades. 29 Sep 2009
• Description of the national situation of cervical cancer screening in the member states of the European Union. 6 Sep 2009
• HPV vaccine strategies: the cost of HPV and the choice of vaccine. 30 Aug 2009
• Family planning provider referral, facilitation behavior, and patient follow-up for abnormal Pap smears. 30 Aug 2009
• Screening and prevention: cervical cancer. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Uterine Cervical Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the UTERINE CERVIX.

Descriptor UI: D002583

Alternative terms: Uterine Cervical Neoplasms; Cervical Neoplasm, Uterine; Cervical Neoplasms, Uterine; Neoplasm, Uterine Cervical; Neoplasms, Uterine Cervical; Uterine Cervical Neoplasm; Cervix Neoplasms; Cervix Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Cervix; Neoplasms, Cervical; Neoplasms, Cervix; Cervical Neoplasms; Cervical Neoplasm; Neoplasm, Cervical; Cancer of the Uterine Cervix; Cancer of the Cervix; Uterine Cervical Cancer; Cancer, Uterine Cervical; Cancers, Uterine Cervical; Cervical Cancer, Uterine; Cervical Cancers, Uterine; Uterine Cervical Cancers; Cancer of Cervix; Cervix Cancer; Cancer, Cervix; Cancers, Cervix;

Related Mesh Headings: Uterine Cervical Dysplasia; Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.945.418.948.850; C13.351.500.852.593.131; C13.351.500.852.762.850; C13.351.937.418.875.850;

History Note: 2006 (1963)

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with histologic type of neoplasm (IM)