ALLMedicine™ Pap Tests Center

Jun 11th, 2022 - This quasi-experimental study used a cancer prevention program delivered by community health workers (CHWs) as an intervention to improve health literacy and increase screening uptake. The intervention group was educated by trained CHWs and receiv...

May 24th, 2022 - Cancer is the leading cause of death for Southeast Asian refugee and immigrant women. Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese (hereafter referred to as SEAR/I) women have disproportionately high incidence rates of breast and cervical cancers. Breast cancer...

Apr 28th, 2022 - Purpose: Costs of Papanicolaou (Pap) tests and mammograms are a primary barrier for women aged 18-39 seeking screening and diagnostic services. Race/ethnicity and rural/border resident status compound their risks for delayed diagnosis, possibly re...

Apr 22nd, 2022 - While secondary screening strategies have successfully reduced the rate of HPV-positive cervical cancers, an effective screening modality for HPV-OPSCC does not exist. A central problem in the early diagnosis of HPV-OPSCC is the relative inaccessi...

Jan 23rd, 2022 - We evaluated the impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening in Manitoba, Canada using an interrupted time series (ITS) design and data from Manitoba's population-based, organized cancer screening programs from April 2020 to August 2021. In June 2020 (...

May 24th, 2022 - Cancer is the leading cause of death for Southeast Asian refugee and immigrant women. Cambodian, Lao, and Vietnamese (hereafter referred to as SEAR/I) women have disproportionately high incidence rates of breast and cervical cancers. Breast cancer...

Apr 22nd, 2022 - While secondary screening strategies have successfully reduced the rate of HPV-positive cervical cancers, an effective screening modality for HPV-OPSCC does not exist. A central problem in the early diagnosis of HPV-OPSCC is the relative inaccessi...

May 12th, 2021 - Almost half of all women will develop an HPV infection in their lifetime. While most infections are naturally asymptomatic or cleared by the immune system, some persist and can lead to the development of cervical, vulvar, or anal lesions and event...

May 6th, 2021 - The scientific objective of the proposed research is to study whether an in-home programmatic HPV screening outreach strategy improves cervical cancer screening initiation and uptake. Identifying new, patient-centered options that motivate continu...

Nov 24th, 2020 - The importance of the support from family, spouse, friends, or significant others has been noted among Chinese American immigrant women (CAIW), but little attention has been paid to the effects of family-based (FB) interventions, especially for ce...

Feb 21st, 2022 - Many Americans, particularly those in communities of color or socially and economically challenged populations, are presenting with advanced-stage disease, enduring aggressive treatment, and dying from cancers that should be detected early, accord...

Data for the United States on Pap Tests

Apr 15th, 2021 - The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has proposed overturning rules issued during the Trump administration that effectively prohibit clinicians at Title X–funded health clinics from discussing abortion or referring patients for abo...

Feb 24th, 2021 - Residual fixatives from liquid-based Pap tests and cervical swabs contain tumor-specific biomarkers for ovarian cancer, according to an analysis of proteins found in matched biospecimens from a woman with high grade serous ovarian cancer. The find...

Feb 22nd, 2021 - Residual fixatives from liquid-based Pap tests and cervical swabs contain tumor-specific biomarkers for ovarian cancer, according to an analysis of proteins found in matched biospecimens from a woman with high grade serous ovarian cancer. The find.