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Cervical Cancer: Prevention and Early Detection.
Seminars in Oncology Nursing 2017 May
OBJECTIVE: To review effective methods of prevention that can be used to control the incidence of cervical cancer and detection strategies that can identify the precancerous lesions before they become true cancer.
DATA SOURCES: Current medical, scientific and nursing literature, and national and international guidelines of cervical cancer.
CONCLUSION: Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Prophylactic vaccination for HPV provides the most effective method of primary prevention against HPV-related diseases. The use of the Pap test and HPV test, according to published guidelines, provides the most effective means of screening for cervical cancer.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses are in a key position to provide health education with the goal of supporting vaccine uptake and screening guidelines.
DATA SOURCES: Current medical, scientific and nursing literature, and national and international guidelines of cervical cancer.
CONCLUSION: Nearly all cervical cancers are caused by specific types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Prophylactic vaccination for HPV provides the most effective method of primary prevention against HPV-related diseases. The use of the Pap test and HPV test, according to published guidelines, provides the most effective means of screening for cervical cancer.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses are in a key position to provide health education with the goal of supporting vaccine uptake and screening guidelines.
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