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Reproductive cancers: high burden of disease, low level of priority.(EDITORIAL)(Editorial)
November 1, 2008... IT has taken this journal 16 years to focus on reproductive cancers, and there is no excuse for that. There are many others in the field who have equally inexcusably neglected this important health issue for many years in developing countries, where morbidity and mortality are high and...
Cervical cancer: the route from signs and symptoms to treatment in South Africa.(Clinical report)
November 1, 2008... Abstract: In South Africa, in 2005-06, 100% of primary health care clinics in South Africa had health professionals trained to conduct Pap smears, yet the screening rate was only 1.3% and one in 26 women develop cervical cancer during their lifetime. Many women admitted to oncology wards ore...
Prevention of cervical cancer.(Clinical report)
November 1, 2008... Abstract: This article reviews the burden of cervical cancer in South Africa and shows that it remains the most common cancer among South African women, particularly women with least access to cervical cancer screening. It explains the rationale behind the South African cervical cancer...
Achieving effective cervical screening coverage in South Africa through human resources and health systems development.(Clinical report)
November 1, 2008... Abstract: South Africa's cervical screening policy recommends three free Pap smears at ten-year intervals for all women over 30 years of age, aiming to achieve 70% coverage by 2010 by targeting the age group most at risk of developing pre-cancerous cervical lesions. Attaining wide coverage...
Cervical cancer: the sub-Saharan African perspective.(Clinical report)
November 1, 2008... Abstract: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths in developing countries. While incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer have fallen significantly in developed countries, 83% of all new cases that occur annually and...