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This "Guide" provides essential knowledge and skills needed by health care providers at different levels of care in order to offer quality services for prevention early detection and screening treatment and palliation of cervical cancer. The "Guide" presents guidelines and up-to-date evidence-based recommendations covering the full continuum of care. Key recommendations are included in each chapter. The "Guide" is composed of seven chapters and associated practice sheets, nine annexes and a glossary. Each chapter includes: - a description of the role and responsibilities of first- and second-level providers in relation to the specific topic of the chapter;- a story illustrating and personalizing the topic of the chapter;- essential background information on the subject of the chapter, followed by discussion of established and evolving practices in clinical care, and recommendations for practice, as appropriate;- information on services at each of the four levels of the health care system;- counselling messages to help providers communicate with women about the services they have received and the follow-up they will need;- a list of additional resources.

This book provides readers with a thorough review on cervical cancer, treatment guidelines and emerging therapies available for the disease. It reviews the epidemiology clinical features, diagnosis, and medical management of cervical cancer. Given the increasing need for preventive strategies, treatment optimization with collaborative and integrative work, this book improves the actual and integral knowledge in this neoplasm.

This is a comprehensive guide to cervical cancer for nurses. It is a practically-based text for clinical nurses who wish to consolidate and update their knowledge of cervical cancer. It is concise, containing comprehensive information for general practice together with useful references to facilitate more in-depth study. Thus it provides an invaluable resource for both the registered nurse with a general interest in cervical cancer and for the nurse specialist working in primary health, gynaecology, oncology and palliative care.  

This book entitled Cervical Cancer - Screening, Treatment and Prevention Universal Protocols for Ultimate Control is the fourth successful endeavor of the Editor with InTech publisher. The four books serve as four pillars in cervical cancer control, globally. This book is unique and sensational. Public health ""topics"" are assuming a status of ""phenomenon,"" through deliberations and research. Screening is riddled with global limitations of availability, affordability, acceptability, and accessibility.

Cervical cancer is an emotive disease with multiple connotations. It has stood for the horror of cancer, the curse of femininity, the hope of cutting-edge medical technologies and the promise of screening for malignant tumours. For a long time, this disease was identified with the most dreaded aspects of malignancies: prolonged invalidity and chronic pain, but also physical degradation, shame and social isolation.

This publication is the product of a comprehensive consultation undertaken by WHO in 2001 involving leading experts in the field of cancer epidemiology, screening and treatment. It is part of WHO's commitment to provide evidence-based guidelines to decision makers, and a recognition of the priority that should be given to cervical cancer screening and treatment as an essential component of any comprehensive national cancer control program. The report focuses particularly on the situation in low and middle income countries - countries in which cervical cytology screening may not be feasible or cost effective. It documents the current state of evidence concerning alternative tests - Visual inspection with Acetic acid (VIA) and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) testing. It reviews trials that are currently being undertaken and gives policy makers an indication of developments that are likely to emerge in the near future.

This Guide provides essential knowledge and skills needed by health care providers at different levels of care in order to offer quality services for prevention early detection and screening treatment and palliation of cervical cancer. The Guide presents guidelines and up-to-date evidence-based recommendations covering the full continuum of care. Key recommendations are included in each chapter. The Guide is composed of seven chapters and associated practice sheets, nine annexes and a glossary. Each chapter includes: - a description of the role and responsibilities of first- and second-level providers in relation to the specific topic of the chapter; - a story illustrating and personalizing the topic of the chapter; - essential background information on the subject of the chapter, followed by discussion of established and evolving practices in clinical care, and recommendations for practice, as appropriate; - information on services at each of the four levels of the health care system; - counselling messages to help providers communicate with women about the services they have received and the follow-up they will need; - a list of additional resources. Most of the chapters have associated practice sheets. These are short, self-contained documents containing key information on specific elements of care that health care providers may need to deliver, for example, how to take a Pap smear or how to perform cryotherapy. Counselling is included as an integral part of each procedure described. This Guide is intended primarily for use by health care providers working in health centers and district hospitals with limited resources. It may also be of interest to community and tertiary-level providers as well as workers in other settings where women in need of early detection and care might be reached.

An authoritatively written reference that serves as a clinical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of cervical cancer.