Screening to Prevent Invasive Cervical Cancer : ASCO Resource-Stratified Clinical Practice Guideline
Cet article présente les recommandations de l'ASCO concernant la prise en compte du niveau socio-économique des populations dans les programmes de dépistage des lésions cervicales pré-cancéreuses
Journal of Global Oncology recently published the ASCO resource-stratified guideline for screening women for secondary prevention of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer and fourth leading cause of cancer-related mortality in women worldwide. Effective cervical cancer screening by Papanicolaou (Pap) smears has resulted in the decline of cervical cancer incidence and mortality by ≥ 50%,3 mostly in high-income countries. Unfortunately, high-coverage, high-quality Pap testing has not been effectively implemented in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) as the result of well-known limitations. Consequently, almost 90% of the global cases of cervical cancer and related deaths occur in LMICs.
Journal of Clinical Oncology , article en libre accès, 2016