학술논문
HPV screening for cervical cancer in rural India
Document Type
Report
Author
Sankaranarayanan, Rengaswamy; Nene, Bhagwan M.; Shastri, Surendra S.; Jayant, Kasturi; Muwonge, Richard; Budukh, Atul M.; Hingmire, Sanjay; Malvi, Sylla G.; Thorat, Ranjit; Kothari, Ashok; Chinoy, Roshan; Kelkar, Rohini; Kane, Shubhada; Desai, Sangeetha; Keskar, Vijay R.; Rajeshwarkar, Raghevendra; Panse, Nandkumar; Dinshaw, Ketayun A.
Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. April 2, 2009, Vol. 360 Issue 14, p1385, 10 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a single round of human papillomavirus (HPV) screening in significantly reducing the number of advanced cervical cancers and mortality. Results indicated that such screening did help reduce mortality due to cervical cancer in rural India, in low-income settings.