ReviewCurrent opinion in oncology2011
Cervical cancer treatment in Africa.
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- Cervical cancer prevention and treatment research in Africa: a systematic review from a public health perspective.BMC women's health · 2016Pooled it
- Exploring the Potential of a Novel Oil Blend Therapy for Immunity Enhancement and Cervical Carcinoma Treatment.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- PD-L1 expression in squamous cervical carcinomas of Mozambican women living with or without HIV.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Modern Radiotherapy Technology: Obstacles and Opportunities to Access in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.JCO global oncology · 2022Article
- A Prospective Investigation of Tumor Hypoxia Imaging withJournal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Screen, Notify, See, and Treat: Initial Results of Cervical Cancer Screening and Treatment in Rwanda.JCO global oncology · 2021Article
- INVASIVE CERVICAL CANCER IN IBADAN: SOCIO-SEXUAL CHARACTERISTICS, CLINICAL STAGE AT PRESENTATION, HISTOPATHOLOGY DISTRIBUTIONS AND HIV STATUS.African journal of infectious diseases · 2019Article
- Patient Characteristics, Early Outcomes, and Implementation Lessons of Cervical Cancer Treatment Services in Rural Rwanda.Journal of global oncology · 2018Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for cancer of the uterine cervix among women living in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional study.Infectious agents and cancer · 2015Article
- A systematic review of radiotherapy capacity in low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in oncology · 2014Article
- Prevalence, characteristics, and outcomes of HIV-positive women diagnosed with invasive cancer of the cervix in Kenya.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2013Article
- Comparison of concurrent chemoradiation therapy with weekly cisplatin versus monthly fluorouracil plus cisplatin in FIGO stage IIB-IVA cervical cancer.Journal of gynecologic oncology · 2012Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThis review is to inform the reader about the current situation with regard to treatment of cervical cancer in Africa and the barriers and complexities faced in most African countries. It also reviews the natural history of cervical cancer, the new 2009 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging, and current treatment guidelines for cervical cancer. RECENT
findingsThere have been no dramatic new findings in the treatment of cervical cancer other than newer approaches to fertility-sparing surgery and the addition of concomitant chemotherapy to radiation for advanced cervical cancer and the data from randomized trials that have shown an improved overall and disease-free survival. The most important new findings in cervical cancer pertain to cervical cancer prevention strategies, which included using alternative approaches to cytology and the introduction of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. SUMMARY: Cervical cancer is the commonest cancer cause of death among women in developing countries and efforts to prevent the disease using newer approaches and HPV vaccination should be implemented. Detection of cervical cancer at an early stage is associated with excellent survival but most women in developing countries present with advanced and often untreatable disease. The ratio between incidence and mortality from cervical cancer remains very high, largely due to lack of access to appropriate anticancer therapies in African countries.
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