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ReviewClinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O2010

Early cervical neoplasia: advances in screening and treatment modalities.

Brent Tierney, Shannon N Westin, Matthew P Schlumbrecht, Pedro T Ramirez

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Review in Clinical advances in hematology & oncology : H&O, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Brent TierneyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA.
Shannon N Westin
Matthew P Schlumbrecht
Pedro T Ramirez

Funding

Training of Academic Gynecologic OncologistsT32CA101642 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI ANIL K SOOD, Kathleen Schmeler · 2005 to 2026
$9.2M
NCI NIH HHS 5 T32 CA101642 02NCI NIH HHS T32 CA101642
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer in women worldwide. However, improvements in screening programs and treatment modalities have significantly reduced the morbidity and mortality of this disease. The discovery that infection with the human papillomavirus is a crucial part of the causative pathway in cervical cancer pathogenesis has revolutionized screening and prompted investigations into alternatives to traditional cytologic evaluation, which may be useful in low-resource settings. Concomitant with improved screening has been a shift towards greater detection of both preinvasive and early-stage neoplastic disease. Earlier detection not only allows for surgical management of disease, with the avoidance of chemotherapy and radiation, but also the possibility of fertility preservation. As surgical technologies advance to encompass minimally-invasive procedures, interventions for early-stage cervical cancer are becoming increasingly effective in disease eradication while permitting patients to maintain their quality of life.

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FemaleHumansMass ScreeningPapillomavirus InfectionsUterine Cervical NeoplasmsVaginal Smears

Identifiers

PMID20966891
PMCPMC4317338

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