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ArticleJCO global oncology2021

American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cervical Cancer Prevention Program: A Hands-On Training Course in Nepal.

Natacha Phoolcharoen, Megan Kremzier, Vanessa Eaton, Vanessa Sarchet, Sandhya Chapagain Acharya, Eliza Shrestha, Jennifer Carns, Ellen Baker, Melissa Lopez Varon, Saujanya Karmacharya and 5 more

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Article in JCO global oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

Natacha PhoolcharoenDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Megan KremzierThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Alexandria, VA.
Vanessa EatonThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Alexandria, VA.
Vanessa SarchetThe American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), Alexandria, VA.
Sandhya Chapagain AcharyaNational Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS), Bir Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Eliza ShresthaBhaktapur Cancer Hospital, Bhaktapur, Nepal.
Jennifer CarnsDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX.
Ellen BakerDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Melissa Lopez VaronDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Saujanya KarmacharyaCivil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Binod AryalCivil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Rebecca Richards-KortumDepartment of Bioengineering, Rice University, Houston, TX.
Mila Pontremoli SalcedoDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Kathleen M SchmelerDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Jitendra PariyarCivil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology · USCivil Service Hospital · NPRice University · USBhaktapur Cancer Hospital · NPChulalongkorn University · THNational Academy of Medical Sciences · NP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women in Nepal. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborated with international and local experts to hold a cervical cancer prevention course in Nepal in November 2019. The course included didactic lectures and a hands-on workshop. The didactic lectures included the epidemiology of cervical cancer globally and locally, cervical cancer screening guidelines, human papillomavirus vaccination, colposcopy and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), cervical dysplasia, and cervical cancer treatment. The hands-on workshop consisted of four stations: (1) VIA; (2) colposcopy, cervical biopsy, and endocervical curettage; (3) thermal ablation; and (4) loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). A train-the-trainer model short course was held by the international faculty to assist six local faculty to become familiar with the instruments, procedures, and models used in the hands-on training stations. Forty-two people (84% gynecologist, 8% radiation oncologist, and 8% other) attended the course. Following the course, the international faculty visited the regional hospitals for additional educational activities. Increased knowledge in cervical cancer screening guidelines and ability in performing VIA, colposcopy and cervical biopsy, thermal ablation, and LEEP were reported by 89%, 84%, 84%, 87%, and 84% of participants, respectively, from the postcourse on-site evaluations. From the 6-month follow-up survey, all respondents reported that they had made practice changes based on what they learned in the course and had implemented or tried to implement the cervical cancer screening guidelines presented at the course. In conclusion, the course evaluations suggested an improvement in participants' ability to perform cervical cancer screening and diagnostic procedures and reported the changes in practices after training.

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Papillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesUterine Cervical NeoplasmsBiopsyEarly Detection of CancerFemaleHumansMedical OncologyNepalUnited StatesPapillomavirus Vaccines

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