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Titre :	Revisiting the effect of the pap test on cervical cancer. (2000)
Auteurs :	N.D. HOLMQUIST
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	American journal of public health (vol. 90, n° 4, 2000)
Pagination :	620-623
Langues:	Anglais
Mots-clés :	Cancer ; Diagnostic ; Survie ; Homme ; Femme
Résumé :	[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST LR0xi4wi. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. This report documents the effect of not having had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test on survival whit ulterine cervical squamous carcinoma. Methods. Data were derived from Charity Hospital of Lousiana at New orleans Tumor Registry reports for 1984-1987 and 1996. Results. During the study years, 101 of 213 women (47%) with invasive carcinoma had not undergone a previous Pap test. From 1984 to 1987 the observed56yera survival rate for 171 patients with invasive carcinoma was 43%. The observed 5-year rate for 171 patients with carcinoma in situ from 1984 to 1986 was 99%. Conclusions. The goal of a yearly Pap test for all women can be approached by a number of different route, with the use of al health facilities augmented with collection of specimens by trained nonphysician personnel.

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