Perspective of cervical cancer prevention and control in developing countries and areas.
- Author:
You-Lin QIAO
1
Author Information
1. Department of Epidemiology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, People's Republic of China. qiaoy@cicams.ac.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acetic Acid;
DNA, Viral;
isolation & purification;
Developing Countries;
Early Detection of Cancer;
methods;
Female;
Humans;
Iodides;
Mass Screening;
methods;
Papillomaviridae;
genetics;
isolation & purification;
Papillomavirus Infections;
diagnosis;
virology;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms;
diagnosis;
prevention & control;
virology
- From:Chinese Journal of Cancer
2010;29(1):1-3
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cervical cancer ranks the second common cancer in women, affecting women severely in developing countries. It is a critical issue to develop simple, rapid, accurate, safe, acceptable, and inexpensive screening tests which can be used in cervical cancer prevention programs in developing countries. Due to the shortage of funding and qualified cytological professionals in most developing countries, WHO has been actively promoting visual inspection with acetic acid/iodine solution (VIA/VILI) as the alternative approach to screening cervical cancer. After the discovery of a link between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer, the HPV prophylactic vaccine and CareHPV test have been successfully developed. The cervical cancer will be the first cancer eliminated by the combination of vaccination, screening, early diagnosis and treatment.
