Human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer: epidemiology, screening, and vaccination—review of current perspectives

CK Chan, G Aimagambetova, T Ukybassova… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Viral infections contribute as a cause of 15–20% of all human cancers. Infection by
oncogenic viruses can promote different stages of carcinogenesis. Among many types of …

Access to pathology and laboratory medicine services: a crucial gap

ML Wilson, KA Fleming, MA Kuti, LM Looi, N Lago… - The Lancet, 2018 - thelancet.com
As global efforts accelerate to implement the Sustainable Development Goals and, in
particular, universal health coverage, access to high-quality and timely pathology and …

Cancer screening recommendations: an international comparison of high income countries

MH Ebell, TN Thai, KJ Royalty - Public health reviews, 2018 - Springer
Background Recommendations regarding cancer screening vary from country to country,
and may also vary within countries depending on the organization making the …

A cross-sectional study of barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake in Ghana: An application of the health belief model

AG Ampofo, AD Adumatta, E Owusu… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The high incidence (32.9, age-standardized per 100,000) and mortality (23.0,
age-standardized per 100,000) of cervical cancer (CC) in Ghana have been largely …

Determinants of cancer screening awareness and participation among Indonesian women

SL Anwar, G Tampubolon, M Van Hemelrijck… - BMC cancer, 2018 - Springer
Background Cancer screening awareness and participation may be lower in low-and middle-
income countries that lack established national screening programmes compared with those …

Community-integrated self-collected HPV-based cervix screening in a low-resource rural setting: a pragmatic, cluster-randomized trial

A Gottschlich, BA Payne, J Trawin, A Albert… - Nature medicine, 2023 - nature.com
Effective approaches to improve coverage of self-collected human papillomavirus (HPV)-
based cervix screening (SCS) as well as attendance at treatment for HPV-positive …

[HTML][HTML] CircRNA8924 promotes cervical cancer cell proliferation, migration and invasion by competitively binding to MiR-518d-5p/519-5p family and modulating the …

J Liu, D Wang, Z Long, J Liu, W Li - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018 - karger.com
Background/Aims: Circular RNAs (circRNAs) play a significant role in the development and
progression of various human cancers. However, the expression and function of circRNAs in …

Diagnostic performance of conventional and advanced imaging modalities for assessing newly diagnosed cervical cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Woo, R Atun, ZJ Ward, AM Scott, H Hricak… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To review the diagnostic performance of contemporary imaging modalities for
determining local disease extent and nodal metastasis in patients with newly diagnosed …

Individual-level and community-level determinants of cervical cancer screening among Kenyan women: a multilevel analysis of a Nationwide survey

FN Tiruneh, KY Chuang, PAM Ntenda, YC Chuang - BMC women's health, 2017 - Springer
Background Studies on the determinants of cervical cancer screening in sub-Saharan Africa
have focused mostly on individual-level characteristics of cervical cancer screening …

Cervical cancer screening prevalence and its correlates in Cameroon: secondary data analysis of the 2018 demographic and health surveys

J Okyere, PA Duodu, L Aduse-Poku, P Agbadi… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Cervical cancer, although preventable, is the fourth most common cancer
among women globally, and the second most common and deadliest gynaecological cancer …