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Prevention of cervical cancer.(Clinical report)

Reproductive Health Matters

| November 01, 2008 | Denny, Lynette | COPYRIGHT 2008 Reproductive Health Matters. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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 screening policy, which is to offer all asymptomatic women three free cervical smears in a lifetime, beginning at age 30, 10 years apart. Further, it illustrates that cervical cancer screening offers unique opportunities for prevention at both the primary and secondary levels. The causal association of human papillomavirus infection of the cervix and the possibility for vaccination against the virus is discussed. The history of screening in South Africa and why it has failed to make a major impact to date on the morbidity and mortality of cervical cancer is also discussed. Finally, possible alternative approaches to cervical cytology for the prevention of cervical cancer are briefly reviewed.

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Cet article examine la charge du cancer du col de l'uterus en Afrique du Sud et montre qu'il demeure le cancer le plus frequent chez les Sud-Africaines, en particulier celles qui ont le moins acces au depistage. Il explique les justifications de la politique de depistage de cette maladie en Afrique du Sud, qui est d'assurer a toutes les femmes asymptomatiques trois frottis gratuits pendant leur vie, des l'age de 30 ans, a dix ans d'intervalle. De plus, il montre que le depistage du cancer du col de l'uterus offre des possibilites uniques de prevention aux niveaux primaire et secondaire. Il aborde l'association causale avec l'infection a papillomavirus humain et l'eventualite d'une vaccination contre le virus. Il decrit aussi l'histoire du depistage en Afrique du Sud et explique pourquoi il n'a pu jusqu'a present reduire sensiblement la morbidite et la mortalite par cancer du col de l'uterus. Enfin, il evoque brievement d'autres approches possibles de la cytologie cervicale pour la prevention de ce cancer.

Resumen

En este articulo se examina el impacto del cancer cervical en Sudafrica, que continua siendo el cancer mas comun entre las mujeres sudafricanas, particularmente las que tienen el menor acceso a la deteccion sistematica del cancer cervical. Se explica la logica de la politica sudafricana respecto a la deteccion sistematica del cancer cervical: ofrecer a cada mujer asintomatica tres pruebas gratuitas de Papanicolaou a lo largo de su vida, empezando a los 30 anos de edad, a intervalos de 10 anos. Ademas, se muestra que la deteccion sistematica del cancer cervical ofrece oportunidades unicas para la prevencion tanto en el primer nivel como en el segundo nivel de atencion. Se trata la asociacion causal de la infeccion por virus del papiloma humano del cervix y la posibilidad de vacunacion contra el virus, asi como la historia de la deteccion sistematica en Sudafrica y por que hasta la fecha no ha logrado disminuir considerablemente las tasas de morbilidad y mortalidad por cancer cervical. Por ultimo, se examinan posibles alternativas a la citologia cervical para la prevencion del cancer cervical.

Keywords: cervical screening and cancer, human papillomavirus infection and vaccination, South Africa

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