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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2002 94(4):245-247; doi:10.1093/jnci/94.4.245
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 94, No. 4, 245-247, February 20, 2002
© 2002 Oxford University Press

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Developing Countries Put Cervical Cancer Tests to the Test

Linda Wang

Since the Pap test debuted in the 1960s, countries in the developed world have seen their cervical cancer mortality rates decline. In the United States, cervical cancer rates have dropped about 80% in the last 40 years. But because poorer nations cannot afford nationwide screening programs, their rates of cervical cancer have continued to rise.

"Cervical cancer is one of those health issues between the developed and developing world where there are clear inequities in care," said Thomas C. Wright, M.D., professor of pathology at Columbia University in New York.


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  		Dr. Thomas C. Wright

 
Simpler and less costly screening tests exist, and researchers are trying to predict how well these tests might perform in different resource settings. But the right test is only one component of an effective screening program.

More important, how do you ensure that all women who test positive for abnormalities will return for treatment? And . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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