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Czech National Cervical Cancer Screening Programme
National Cervical Cancer Screening...
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available in Czech language.) The Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in the Czech Republic is guaranteed by the Cervical Cancer...
Cervical cancer epidemiology and screening results
Cervical cancer epidemiology and screening... Cervical cancer epidemiology and screening... Cervical cancer epidemiology and screening... the website www.svod.cz [2]. Cervical cancer incidence and mortality rates Cervical cancer is a...
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer... Cervical cancer... Cervical cancer... Cervical cancer (sometimes referred to as “cervical carcinoma”) is a malignant disease which st...
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
developing particular types of cancer (such as cervical cancer) and are known as high-risk HPVs. The types most often associated with cancer...
Cervical cancer prevention and screening
Cervical cancer prevention and... Cervical cancer prevention and... Cervical cancer prevention and... Regular gynaecological examinations Cervical cancer can be relatively easily prevented by having regular gynaecological...
Gynaecological examination
www.mamo.cz. How is the examination done? Cervical cancer screening is done using the cervical smear test which is taken by your...
Cervical cancer treatment
Cervical cancer... Cervical cancer... Cervical cancer... Cervical cancer can be treated with either surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a...
Publications
list of selected publications referring to cervical cancer screening programme in the Czech Republic shows that Czech cancer screening...
Screening process
himself and to report this failure to the Cervical Cancer Screening Committee at the Ministry of Health. Based on the result of...
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Cancer prevention
at early, completely curable stages. In case of cervical cancer, secondary prevention consists in cervical cancer screening. In the Czech...
Cervical cancer screening
Cervical cancer... have proved to be highly effective: cervical cancer screening, breast cancer screening, colorectal cancer... cervical cancer screening, Czech Republic, accredited cytology...
Personalised invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening programmes
women), as well as breast cancer screening and cervical cancer screening (women). Personalised invitations are aimed at citizens who have not... be offered to citizens: namely, screening for cervical cancer and breast cancer in women, and screening for colorectal cancer in men and... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...
Swinging 60s saw a rise in HPV related cancers
for all these cancers except for penile and cervical cancer and with the largest rise in cases of anal cancer. Changes in sexual... cervical cancer, human papillomavirus,...
United Kingdom: Screening cuts cervical cancer rates by half
Kingdom: Screening cuts cervical cancer rates by... reveal that there is hope on the horizon for cervical cancer... are now half as likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer as they were when the NHS Cervical Screening Programme began in 1988. The... cervical cancer, cervical cancer screening, United...
Over-50s still face cervical cancer risk
still face cervical cancer... screening among over-50s reflects the fact that cervical cancer becomes slightly less common in this age group and some experts have even... cervical cancer, cervical cancer...
Modified surgical technique may improve cervical cancer treatment
surgical technique may improve cervical cancer... with early-stage cervical cancer could benefit from a modified surgical technique that offers fewer... all of whom were treated for early-stage cervical cancer between 1999 and 2008. They found that 96 per cent of patients were still... mesometrial resection, cervical cancer...
HPV vaccine protects against cervical cancer for at least six years
vaccine protects against cervical cancer for at least six... are responsible for the majority of cases of cervical cancer. Previous studies have shown the vaccine to be effective over a sustained... cervical cancer, human papillomavirus, HPV...
Early sexual encounters linked to increased risk of cervical cancer among deprived women
sexual encounters linked to increased risk of cervical cancer among deprived... of the reasons why cervical cancer is more common among poorer women could be because they start having sex at a... deprived women are twice as likely to get cervical cancer as more affluent women, research has shown that their levels of infection with... cervical cancer, socio-economic status, human...
Summary of the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening – 2nd Edition
the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening – 2nd E... the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening – 2nd Edition was published in the Annals of Oncology [1]. The a... “European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening”, is available for download from the Publications Office of the EU w... Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer...
Jade Goody’s plight prompts rise in cervical screening
Goody died after a battle with cervical cancer earlier this year and the media coverage is thought to have encouraged many... cervical cancer, cervical screening, Jade Goody...
Study shows clinically-approved drugs could be used in fight against cervical cancer
drugs could be used in fight against cervical cancer... Cervical cancer could be eliminated through the use of two drugs normally used to treat breast... whether the success of the drugs in treating cervical cancer translates to human cells as well as mice. Lab studies will take up to two... cervical cancer, fulvestrant,...
Debate over role of HPV test in cervical screening
human papillomavirus (HPV) - the major cause of cervical cancer - may not help to identify women who are at risk of the disease, a new UK... risk of developing pre-cancerous changes or cervical cancer. The new study, funded by the Medical Research Council and published in... papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
HPV test picks up more abnormal cell changes than regular smear test
human papillomavirus (HPV) - the major cause of cervical cancer - could be used in national cervical cancer screening... was used as the primary screening method for cervical cancer, according to one of the researchers, Professor Jack Cuzick. Lead author... papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
Cervical cancer vaccine 'may prevent more cases than initially thought'
Cervical cancer vaccine 'may prevent more cases than initially... cervical cancer vaccine could prevent even more cases of the disease in England than... had suggested that about 70 per cent of cases of cervical cancer are caused by types 16 or 18 of the human papillomavirus (HPV) - against which... vaccine, cervical cancer...
Home-testing kits could help to detect HPV in women who do not attend cervical screening
(HPV) infection - the major cause of cervical cancer - could be detected if home-testing kits were given to women who cannot attend... treatment to be administered to women at risk of cervical cancer. Professor Stephen Duffy, Cancer Research UK's professor of cancer screening... papilloma virus, cervical cancer, home-testing...
Combination of drug and radiotherapy treatment cuts risk of death from cervical cancer
radiotherapy treatment cuts risk of death from cervical cancer... Tierney JF, et al. Substantial improvement in UK cervical cancer survival with chemoradiotherapy: results of a Royal College of Radiologists'... cervical cancer, radiotherapy, cisplatin, survival...
Study confirms HPV genotypes responsible for majority of cervical cancers worldwide
HPV genotypes responsible for majority of cervical cancers... 58, and 35) are responsible for over 90% of all cervical cancer cases worldwide, and should be the target of the next generation vaccines,... focus of future type-specific HPV screening. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, and is predicted to... genotypes, cervical cancer...
HPV testing and vaccination could cut cervical screening to twice in a lifetime
vaccine will prevent at least seven out of 10 cervical cancers and new vaccines currently being evaluated should prevent even more. It... cervical cancer screening, HPV...
'Patchwork' of gene faults could help predict cervical cancer drug success
of gene faults could help predict cervical cancer drug... Research UK scientists have discovered that cervical cancer patients who have a mixture of different genetic faults in their tumour at the... before treatment begins, explaining why some cervical cancers come back despite initially responding well to treatment. Senior author Dr... faults, recurrence, cervical cancer...
Good outlook for women with normal Pap smears after treatment for cervical lesions
women face a similar 5-year risk of developing cervical cancer or recurrent disease to the general population and can return to... neoplasia, cytological screening, cervical cancer...
HIV drug lopinavir 'may prevent cervical cancer' by targeting the virus that causes the disease
drug lopinavir 'may prevent cervical cancer' by targeting the virus that causes the... used HIV treatment could prevent cases of cervical cancer by killing off cells infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), according... lopinavir attacks HPV - which causes almost all cervical cancer - by 'switching on' the natural defences in infected cells. The study,... human papillomavirus, cervical cancer...
UICC: HPV and Cervical Cancer Curriculum
HPV and Cervical Cancer... workshops and self-learning, the HPV and Cervical Cancer Curriculum has been designed to improve individual knowledge on HPV and... (UICC) Professional Education to improve cervical cancer prevention worldwide HPV vaccines and new diagnostic and screening tools... cervical cancer,...
Discovery of gene ripple effect which causes cervical cancer to advance and spread
of gene ripple effect which causes cervical cancer to advance and... have discovered that a common gene fault in cervical cancer cells triggers a ripple of molecular signals - which makes the disease more... the activity levels of a gene called Drosha in cervical cancer cells. Drosha is located on chromosome five which is overabundant in the... cervical cancer, gene fault, micro-RNAs,...
HPV and Pap co-testing study for cervical cancer screening reports
and Pap co-testing study for cervical cancer screening... Katki HA, Kinney WK, et al. Cervical cancer risk for women undergoing concurrent testing for human papillomavirus and... papillomavirus, Pap test, cervical cancer...
Drop in pre-cancerous cervical changes in Australia after HPV vaccination introduced
cervical abnormalities - the precursors to cervical cancer - following the introduction of HPV vaccination. But, the researchers noted... vaccination, precancerous cervical lesions, cervical cancer...
HPV testing for two high-risk strains could identify women at greatest risk of cervical cancer
strains could identify women at greatest risk of cervical cancer... pre-cancerous lesions (which can lead to cervical cancer) than current cervical cancer screening using cytology alone... is more effective than cytology-based primary cervical cancer screening, but the best strategy for managing women infected with HPV remains...
Contraceptive intrauterine devices could reduce risk of cervical cancer
intrauterine devices could reduce risk of cervical cancer... reduce the risk of women developing cervical cancer, new research from Spain shows... Spain, examined 10 case-control studies of cervical cancer in eight countries and 16 surveys on human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence in... device, human papillomavirus, cervical cancer...
Fewer than three doses of cervical cancer vaccine effective
than three doses of cervical cancer vaccine... when it comes to preventive measures against cervical cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer... credit: shutterstock.com Across the globe, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women, and HPV types 16 and 18 are a... vaccine, cervical cancer, number of...
First global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases worldwide
global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases... to 1.6 million in 2010. During the same period, cervical cancer incidence and death rates have been decreasing, but the disease still killed... the majority (76%) of the 425 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in developing countries. One of the most surprising findings was... cancer, cervical cancer, incidence, mortality, developing countries, screening...
Studies reveal potential HPV vaccine to substantially reduce incidence of cervical cancer and suggest screening programmes could be modified
HPV vaccine to substantially reduce incidence of cervical cancer and suggest screening programmes could be... the more serious immediate precursor to invasive cervical cancer (ICC), particularly when given to young adolescent girls before they become... to substantially reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, probably allowing modification of screening programmes... when conducted... vaccine, invasive cervical cancer, vaccination programmes, cervical cancer...
HPV home tests for cervical cancer prove effective in study
home tests for cervical cancer prove effective in... papillomavirus (HPV) – the virus that causes cervical cancer – at home is at least as sensitive as conventional cytology (smear testing) in ... in conjunction with more sensitive detection of cervical cancers and precursor lesions." In an accompanying comment piece, Dr Nubia Munoz... home test, smear test, cervical cancer...
One in six worldwide cancers down to 'largely preventable or treatable' infection
to 32.7 per cent in sub-Saharan Africa. Cervical cancer accounted for half the infection-related cancer figures in women, with liver...
Researchers identify cervical cells most susceptible to HPV infection
dangerous pre-cancerous lesions in the cervix. Cervical cancer claims the lives of more 900 UK women every year, and infection with HPV is... cells, HPV infection, cervical cancer, human...
HPV vaccine reduces infection, even in unvaccinated
HPV-16 and HPV-18, cause about 70 percent of cervical cancer. Thus, the results are promising in that they suggest that vaccine...
Single HPV test 'predicts cancer risk for up to 18 years'
can predict who will develop early signs of cervical cancer up to 18 years later, US researchers have found... knew that testing for high-risk HPV can predict cervical cancer risk for a few years, it's remarkable that this predictive effect lasts for...
HPV associated cancer incidence rates point to needed efforts to increase HPV vaccination coverage
have been shown to protect against most cervical cancers in women and one vaccine (quadrivalent) also protects against genital warts...
Tackling tobacco consumption and improving vaccination access are two of the best ways to reduce global cancer burden
and uptake of the HPV vaccine to protect against cervical cancer is as high as it can be. For example, the numbers having the vaccine is low in...
HPV vaccine trends point to failures in patient education, vaccine programs
The virus is the cause of nearly all cases of cervical cancer and nearly 90 percent of genital warts. According to the Centers for Disease...
Cervical cancer: DNA-based test more accurate than repeat smear (“Pap”)
Cervical cancer: DNA-based test more accurate than repeat smear... those at higher risk of having precursors of cervical cancer, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. The authors found that the... women who might be at high risk of developing cervical cancer. Cells collected in the smear test are examined under the microscope. If... cervical cancer, cervical smear test, HPV test, atypical squamous cells of undetermined...
HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a third
testing could cut cervical cancers by a... in the cervix, could prevent around 600 cases of cervical cancer a year in... of London, identified more than 8,750 women with cervical cancer and looked back at their screening records. They found almost 40 per cent had... papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
New study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen girls
– 50,000 girls alive today will develop cervical cancer over their lifetime that would have been prevented if we reach 80 percent...
Invitation to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the future
screening programmes of breast, colorectal, and cervical cancer. The coverage rate of the target population is currently over 50% in breast... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...
IARC warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming pace'
in developing countries. A prime example is cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid and cryotherapy or cold...
Cervical cancer, a common cause of death in countries where no screening programmes are available
Cervical cancer, a common cause of death in countries where no screening programmes are... prevention and control measures for breast and cervical cancers globally. Global burden rises to 14.1 million new cases and 8.2 million... mortality, global cancer burden, breast cancer, cervical cancer...
Launch of new European Code Against Cancer
in organized programmes for bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening. This edition of the Code includes other important...
Nine-valent HPV vaccine may prevent nearly 90 percent of cervical cancers
HPV vaccine may prevent nearly 90 percent of cervical cancer... being investigated may be able to prevent more cervical cancers than current vaccines, according to research published in Cancer... approximately 90 percent of invasive cervical cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, in addition to the majority of... papillomavirus, HPV vaccine, cervical cancer...
New WHO guide to prevent and control cervical cancer
WHO guide to prevent and control cervical cancer... to help countries better prevent and control cervical cancer. The disease is one of the world’s deadliest – but most easily... depositphotos.com The new “Comprehensive cervical cancer control: a guide to essential practice” will be launched at the World... cervical cancer prevention, World Health...
Screening for HPV infection alone more accurate than Pap Test in the detection of cervical cancer, especially in younger women
more accurate than Pap Test in the detection of cervical cancer, especially in younger... accurate results than Pap (smear) testing for cervical cancer, say the authors of two papers to published today in the journal Gynecologic... from all the major US organizations involved in cervical cancer screening, and addressed questions related to the safety and effectiveness of... cervical cancer, cervical smear test, human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV test, Papanicolau smear...
The Lancet Oncology: 2 large trials provide further evidence that 1 dose of HPV vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancers
of HPV vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancer... HPV-16/18 infections, which cause about 70% of cervical cancers, as the current two- and three-dose schedules, according to new research... needed to protect the majority of women against cervical cancer, and suggest that a one-dose schedule should be further evaluated. If one dose... papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccine, cervical cancer...
Study finds decreased rates of high-grade cervical lesions in young women after approval of HPV vaccines and changes in cancer screening
but the trend may be due in part to changes in cervical cancer screening recommendations... and can only be detected through routine cervical cancer screening. Because screening recommendations were changing during the time... cervical lesions, cervical cancer screening, HPV...
The supplements to European guidelines for cervical cancer screening published by Commission
supplements to European guidelines for cervical cancer screening published by... the 2nd edition of the European guidelines for cervical cancer... European guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening, 2nd Edition The cervical cancer screening guidelines promote safe,... cervical cancer screening, European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer...
Public health in the EU: encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening programmes
programmes for breast cancer, 22 for cervical cancer and 20 for colorectal cancer screening, as compared with 18, 17 and 12,... cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, European...
First global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention
global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer... (HPV) vaccination for the prevention of cervical cancer [1]. This is the first guideline on primary prevention of cervical cancer that... other global, resource-stratified guidelines on cervical cancer, also stratified to these four levels of resources [2, 3]. Key guideline... cervical cancer, HPV vaccination, guidelines, American Society of Clinical Oncology...
Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness
to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term... that can literally eradicate the majority of cervical cancer cases shows long-term effectiveness in a study published in The Lancet... with Gardasil 9 can reduce 90 percent of cervical cancers. “There is no question that the vaccine works,” said primary... vaccine, cervical cancer, human papilloma virus (HPV), long-term...
HPV vaccination: benefits and risks
because over time they can progress to cervical cancer if left untreated. There are many different types of HPV. Some are... cervical cancer, precancerous lesions, human papilloma virus (HPV), HPV...
Reasons to get vaccinated against HPV
of which 4,900 are men). With the exception of cervical cancer, where the ongoing screening programme has contributed to a decrease in...
New cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection rate
cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection... new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a randomised clinical screening... compared a new ‘epigenetics-based’ cervical cancer test with Pap smear and HPV tests, and investigated how well it predicted the... papillomavirus, epigenetic changes, cervical cancer, screening method, detection...
Rapid scale-up of HPV vaccine and screening could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by 2050
could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by... Cervical cancer could be eliminated as a public health problem in most countries by the end of... credit: depositphotos.com Cervical cancer could potentially be eliminated as a major public health problem in 149 out of... cervical cancer, HPV vaccination, cervical screening, human papillomavirus, global strategy,...
Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors
therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer... attack high-risk HPV types that cause nearly all cervical cancer precursors, known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. "There... HPV infection, therapeutic vaccine, cervical cancer, cervical intraepithelial...
Urine test could prevent cervical cancer
test could prevent cervical cancer... be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists. The study,... the numbers of women who are screened for cervical cancer, which affects more than 3,000 women every year in the UK. The research was... test, cervical cancer, high-risk human papillomavirus, high-risk HPV, cervical cancer...