FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ161 GYNECOLOGIC PROBLEMS [PDF format] Understanding Abnormal Pap Test Results What is a Pap test? What causes abnormal Pap test results? ...

A simple test can help prevent cervical cancer. It is called the Pap test (or Pap smear). The Pap test looks for abnormal changes in the cells of the cervix.

HPV Testing Shows Which Pap Abnormalities Need Attention Testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) may help doctors and patients decide what to do about the mildly abnormal and very common Pap test result known as ASCUS. Findings from a major, ...

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ085 SPECIAL PROCEDURES [PDF format] The Pap Test What is a Pap test? How is the Pap test done? Who should have a Pap test and how often? ...

Cervical cancer screening using the Pap test is widely accepted and integrated into the U.S. health care system. Newer HPV-based technologies such as the HPV test and vaccine give women and health care providers options for complementing the Pap test to prevent and control cervical cancer more ...

Cervical Cancers; Vulvar Cancer; Vaginal Cancer; Genital Lesions; PAP Test Abnormalities; HPV Infections

Of the more than 50 million Pap smears performed annually in the United States, about 5% of them are abnormal. Although the need for treatment of high-grade lesions is clear, the appropriate management of low-grade lesions remains controversial. New methods of screening for cervical cancer have become available, including testing for ...

Background:In the low resource settings of a developing country, a conventional Papanicolaou (Pap) test is the mainstay screening system for cervical cancer. In order to counsel women and to organize a public health system for cervical cancer screening by Pap smear examination, it is imperative to know the pattern of premalignant and ...

... later sheds. Laser treatment �In laser treatment, a beam of light destroys abnormal tissue. Some risks, such ... as an aid to patients, it sets forth current information and opinions on subjects related to women�s ...

... LEEP ( loop electrosurgical excision procedure ) uses an electrical current that is passed through a thin wire loop to act as a knife to remove tissue. Cryotherapy destroys abnormal tissue by freezing it. Laser therapy uses a narrow beam of intense light to destroy or remove abnormal ...

Abstract Objective: This study examined a possible association of dietary exposure to polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs), a brominated flame retardant, and self-reported abnormal Pap test results and cervical dysplasia as a precursor to cervical cancer. Methods: Women in Michigan who ingested contaminated poultry, beef, and dairy products ...

BackgroundPap tests are used to detect abnormal cell growth in the cervix. Early detection of precancerous cells increases the likelihood of treatment success. In fact, the Pap test is one of only a few cancer screening procedures that can prevent cancer by virtue of identifying and intervening ...

A fact sheet that describes the Pap test procedure, possible results, and the link between HPV and cervical cancer.

Explains what test results mean if a recent Pap test showed cell changes in the cervix; discusses that not all cervical changes mean cancer; explains the importance of getting follow-up care for abnormal results.

HPV Testing Proves Sensitive in Identifying ASCUS Abnormalities That May Lead to Cervical Cancer Testing for the human papillomavirus (HPV) may help doctors and patients decide what to do about the mildly abnormal and very common Pap test result known as ASCUS (short for ...

PURPOSE: To compare Papanicolaou (Pap) smear readings to visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) findings among HIV-infected women in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. METHODS: A total of 304 HIV-infected women presenting to the women's clinic at the Community Resource Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, were screened for cervical cancer by both Pap smear and VIA. The ...

Cervical cancer is largely preventable and curable with regular Pap tests and pelvic exams. This page provides answers to commonly asked questions about Pap tests, as well as comments from women who have had Pap tests and pelvic exams.

Abstract Background: Not much is known about whether women who follow Pap testing recommendations report the same pattern of sexual behavior as women who do not. Methods: Data come from part of a larger population-based computer-assisted telephone survey of 8656 Australians aged 16-64 years resident in Australian households with a fixed telephone line ...

ObjectivesData are lacking on how women view alternative approaches to surveillance for cervical cancer after treatment of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. We measured and compared patient preferences (utilities) for scenarios with varying surveillance strategies and outcomes to inform guidelines and cost-effectiveness analyses of post-treatment surveillance options.MethodsEnglish- ...

BackgroundWe sought to measure time and identify predictors of timely follow-up among a cohort of racially/ethnically diverse inner city women with breast and cervical cancer screening abnormalities.MethodsEligible women had an abnormality detected on a mammogram or Pap test between January 2004 and December 2005 ...

In 2010, about 1300 Canadian women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and approximately 370 women will die from the disease. 1 Cervical cancer incidence and mortality has declined due to screening for cervical cancer using the Papanicalaou (Pap) test. Pap testing results in earlier detection and treatment of ...

Prospective studies analyzing the ThinPrep Imaging System (TIS) have demonstrated a significant decrease in screening time and detection rates comparable or better than manual screening. We retrospectively analyzed the accuracy of the TIS in detecting cervical abnormalities. Our study included all new HSIL diagnoses in 2007 with previous negative (NIL) pap ...

Background? New testing technologies and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines have recently brought changes to cervical cancer screening. In 2006, the Australian government also changed the protocol for managing abnormal Pap smears. Australian women's attitudes and preferences to these changes are largely unknown. Quantitative data on ...

BackgroundResults of cervical cytology screening showing atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL) indicate risk for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2 or 3). In a community-based randomized trial we compared the test performance of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is expected to reduce the burden of cervical cancer in most settings; however, it is also expected to interfere with the effectiveness of screening. In the future, maintaining Pap cytology as the primary cervical screening test may become too costly. As the prevalence of cervical dysplasias decreases, the positive ...

BackgroundExtensive information on cervical cancer is currently available. Its effectiveness in reducing anxiety in women receiving abnormal Pap tests is not clear. We investigated current practices of communicating abnormal Pap results to evaluate women's reactions and determine the sources of ...

... you. What about women who have had a hysterectomy? � Women who have had a partial hysterectomy still need to get Pap tests. This surgery ... the cervix. � Women who have had a total hysterectomy may stop getting Pap tests. This surgery takes ...

and Territorial Data Related Links Accessibility NCHS Home FastStats Home Pap Tests / Cervical Cancer (Data are for the U.S.) Pap Test Use Percent of women 18 years of age and...

A patient with medulloblastoma of the cerebellum developed dyspnea and hypoxemia. Pulmonary function tests showed decreased lung volume and diffusing capacity, while the chest radiographs initially showed only mild interstitial infiltrates. Repeated gallium scans showed diffuse lung uptake and diagnosis of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis was made by open lung biopsy.

My appointment for a Pap test Date ___________________________________________________ Time ___________________________________________________ Place ___________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Telephone ______________________________________________ Call your family doctor or local medical ...

Cervical Cancer Screening On This Page When to Get Screened How to Prepare for Your Pap Test Pap Test Results Cervical cancer is the easiest female cancer to prevent, with regular...

Jul 21, 2011 ... A Pap test does NOT detect ovarian cancer. The Pap test detects cervical cancer and is not used to diagnose ovarian cancer. ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for the rising incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell cancers (OSCC) in the United States, and yet, no screening strategies have been evaluated. Secondary prevention by means of HPV detection and cervical cytology has led to a decline in cervical cancer incidence in the United States. Here, we explored an analogous strategy by evaluating associations ...

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CONTEXT: Patients, caregivers, and clinicians require high levels of information regarding prognosis when the conditions are incurable. OBJECTIVES: 1) To validate the Palliative Prognostic Score (PaP) and 2) to evaluate prognostic capacity of used clinical tools and the diagnosis of delirium, in a population referred to a palliative care consultation service at a Canadian ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) was one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in women of child-bearing age in the US. It was estimated that nearly three out of every four American women between the ages of 15 and 49 would be infected with genital HPV over the course of their lifetime. Human papillomavirus was present in almost 100% of cervical cancers. Despite this growing epidemic, there ...

The present study describes the psychological impact of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related conditions or preventive interventions on Taiwanese women. Women with an HPV-related diagnosis or intervention within the past 3 months were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey before the receipt of HPV-related diagnostic results. Participants completed a 29-item HPV impact profile (HIP), ...

The aim of this study was to compare the frequency of abnormal cervical cytology in women with infertility problems with that of fertile women by using ThinPrep� liquid-based Pap Tests�. A retrospective case-control study for over 2 years was conducted. The cases included all women with infertility problems who had ...

Approximately one- to three-quarters of women notified of abnormal Pap test results do not receive appropriate follow-up care, dramatically elevating their risk for invasive cervical cancer. We explored barriers to and facilitators of follow-up care for women in two counties in Appalachian Kentucky, where invasive cervical cancer ...

Approximately one to three quarters of women notified of abnormal Pap test results do not receive appropriate follow up care, dramatically elevating their risk for invasive cervical cancer (ICC). We explored barriers to/facilitators of follow up care for women in two counties in Appalachian Kentucky, where ICC incidence and mortality ...

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BackgroundThe incidence of invasive cervical cancer in HIV-positive women is higher than in the general population. There is evidence that HIV-positive women do not participate sufficiently in cervical cancer screening in Italy, where cervical cancer is more than 10-fold higher in women with AIDS than in the general population. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the history of ...

Prompted by feedback from the 34th European Congress of Cytology (ECC), the practice of including a special symposium in the programme was continued in the 35th ECC in Lisbon (2009) by arranging a satellite symposium entitled 'Cervical Cancer Screening in the Mediterranean Countries'. Because of the importance to the future of this discipline, it was felt appropriate to summarize the highlights of ...

To compare the frequency of abnormal cervical cytology in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with that of healthy women without connective tissue diseases by using ThinPrep� liquid based Pap Tests(TM). A retrospective case-control study over 2 years was conducted. The cases included all women with SLE who had ...

BackgroundDisparities in cancer screening among U.S. women are well documented. However, little is known about Pap test use by Asian women living in the U.S.MethodsData for women, ages 18 and older, living in the U.S. were obtained from National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) files from 1982 to 2005. Outcomes were ever having a Pap ...

Objective: The authors describe the cervical cytology and sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing patterns of US college health centers. Participants and Methods: A total of 128 self-selected US college health centers--representing more than 2 million college students--completed an online survey during February and March 2007. Results: Almost 13% of cervical cytology ...

This study asked whether physicians would prioritize HPV vaccination on the basis of a young woman's relationship status and HPV history (i.e., abnormal Pap test, HPV infection or HPV-related disease). Eight hundred physicians identified as HPV vaccinators in a US claims database were surveyed. Prioritization was assessed on a 0-10 ...

Cervical cancer continues to be a leading cause of mortality worldwide. The incidence and mortality associated with invasive cervical cancer have declined significantly in developed countries due to widespread availability of screening with the Papanicolaou (Pap) test. However, the incidence and prevalence of non-invasive cervical intraepithelial neoplasms ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare disorder characterized by abnormal accumulation of a lipoproteinaceous material in the alveoli, which may lead to respiratory failure and has an associated high risk for infections. The mainstay treatment for PAP is whole lung lavage. A pregnant woman, previously diagnosed with primary ...

In Zimbabwe, where cervical cancer is the leading female malignancy, no systematic cervical screening program has been introduced. However, selective or opportunistic screening has been performed since the late 1980s at family planning clinics, various central and district government hospitals, and in private practice. The initial results of a cervical cancer screening program introduced in a ...

The results of implementing mental health screening within cancer screening and diagnostic programs serving low-income ethnic minority women are reported. Multi-phased screening for anxiety and depression was provided as part of structured health education and intensive case management services to improve abnormal mammogram or Pap test ...

The non-participation to cervical screening is the major determinant in the risk of mortality due to cervical cancer. In France, around 40% of women do not participate to regular screening. The cultural or economic barriers for performing screening by Pap test are numerous; one of the most frequent is the refusal of gynaecological examination. A persistent ...

We performed a multicenter cross-sectional study of 134 sexually active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients to investigate the prevalence of and risk factors for high risk human papilloma virus (HPV) infection and cervical cytological abnormalities among Korean women with SLE. In this multicenter cross-sectional study, HPV testing and routine ...

Cervical cancer is largely preventable and curable with regular Pap tests and pelvic exams. This page provides answers ... expect, as well as the important benefits of cervical cancer screening, can help put you more at ease ...

Cervical cancer is theoretically completely preventable by effective screening using cervical cytology methods (the Pap test). The process of preparing and interpreting Pap tests remains one of the last high-volume manual processes in the clinical laborat...

and liquid- based Pap smears, and for HPV testing. - Know infectious diseases that can be detected by Pap intraepithelial lesions. - Know indications for HPV testing and understand the different methods available for HPV

Kathleen Decker Alain Demers Daniel Chateau Marion Harrison Cervical Cancer in Manitoba: evaluating risk, Pap test utilization, and access CancerCare Manitoba Foundation Operating Grant (#763096106) Objectives � Compare the risk of invasive cervical

Croatia still has opportunistic screening and the organized national screening has been planned. The European Cervical Cancer Prevention Week was held twice in Croatia, in January 2008 and 2009. Within the first one in 2008, information campaign "For All Women" via mass media was held, and women were invited to the organized free gynecological examination and Papanicolaou test ...

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HPV infection is very common and is spread through sexual contact. Most people don�t know they have HPV because they have no symptoms. Most HPV infections go away on their own, but some may not. If HPV does not go away, it can cause cell changes. The Pap test can find these changes before they become cervical cancer. Prevent cervical cancer� have ...

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Invasive cervical cancer is a preventable disease due to screening for precursor lesions using the Papanicolaou cytological testing (Pap smear). Participants were assessed regarding their access to and utilization of health care services, prevention orientation, history of chronic disease screening, and reproductive health history. Factors independently ...

Introduction? As the effectiveness of cytology-based screening programme for cervical cancer in mortality reduction has reached a plateau, various preventive strategies have been considered, including intensive Pap smear screening and the supplemental use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test or HPV vaccination. Cost and effectiveness of these various ...

Interphase fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technology is a potential and promising molecular imaging tool, which can be applied to screen and detect cervical cancer. However, manual FISH detection method is a subjective, tedious, and time-consuming process that results in a large inter-reader variability and possible detection error (in particular for heterogeneous cases). Automatic FISH ...

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Background: Persistent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is an etiologic agent in the development of cervical cancer. Despite the increasingly high prevalence of HPV, people at risk of exposure lack knowledge about the virus, its relationship to cervical cancer, and a realistic perspective regarding HPV consequences. Purpose: To describe knowledge about HPV with particular emphasis on behavioral risk and ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) comprises a heterogenous group of diseases characterized by abnormal surfactant accumulation resulting in respiratory insufficiency, and defects in alveolar macrophage- and neutrophil-mediated host defense. Basic, clinical and translational research over the past two decades have raised PAP from ...

Screening methods to find cervical changes that may lead to cervical cancer include the Pap test and HPV testing. Screening may find cancers early, when they are most treatable.

Please cite this paper as: Frederiksen M, Lynge E, Rebolj M. What women want. Women's preferences for the management of low-grade abnormal cervical screening tests: a systematic review. BJOG 2011; DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2011.03130.x. Background? If human papillomavirus (HPV) testing will replace cytology in primary cervical ...

BackgroundPulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in patients with systemic sclerosis is associated with a poor prognosis, but this can be improved by early disease detection. Abnormal pulmonary and cardiac function can be detected early by means of echocardiography, whereas right heart catheterization is usually performed later.ObjectivesThe purpose of this prospective study ...

J. Slama, P. Freitag, P. Dundr, J. Duskova, D. Fischerova, M. Zikan, I. Pinkavova and D. Cibula Outcomes of pregnant patients with Pap smears classified as atypical glandular cells Objectives:? The incidence of cervical cancers increases with age. Due to the trend of increasing age of first pregnancy, abnormal Pap smears including ...

The main objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping in women referred for colposcopy due to abnormal Papanicolaou (Pap) smear. A series of 248 women referred for colposcopy due to an abnormal Pap smear were analysed with the Roche Linear Array HPV genotyping ...

Regular screening for cervical cancer via the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear and appropriate treatment when indicated can prevent over 90% of cervical cancer mortality. However, many women do not obtain regular Pap smears, and among those who do, a large percentage fail to return for follow-up when notified of abnormality. Consequently, ...

In Thailand, there have been no 'organized' programmes of screening for cervical cancer. For the most part, screening has been unsystematic or provided to women 'on demand'. In 2002, the Department of Medical Services of the Ministry of Public Health proposed the screening of the entire population of women in Thailand at 5-yearly intervals from the ages of 35 to 60 years. As a first step, measures ...

Cervical cancer remains a critical public health problem that is second only to breast cancer in overall disease burden for women throughout the world. In spite of the success of cervical cancer screening, Pap cytology screening is yet to be effectively implemented or has failed to reduce cervical cancer rates to an appreciable extent. Screening appears to benefit only a small ...

Purple acid phosphatases (PAPs) are binuclear metallohydrolases that have been isolated from various mammals, plants, fungi and bacteria. In mammals PAP activity is associated with bone resorption and can lead to bone metabolic disorders such as osteoporosis; thus human PAP is an attractive target to develop anti-osteoporotic drugs. ...

This paper, drawn from a larger phenomenological study, critiques the effects of "waiting" for women when they have an abnormal Pap test result. The hurt and injury incurred by women who perceive they have no choice but to become patient waiters in a health system that seemingly values the time of the health care provider over the ...

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The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is one of modern medicine's greatest success stories. Since its introduction in 1942, this cost-effective procedure has greatly reduced morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer. Despite the effectiveness of this screening ...

BackgroundHigh-quality cancer information resources are available but underutilized by the public. Despite greater awareness of the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service among low-income African Americans and Hispanics compared with Caucasians, actual Cancer Information Service usage is lower than expected, paralleling excess cancer-related morbidity and mortality for these ...

The aim of the study is to evaluate the frequency of chorea in a cohort of primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS) patients and their possible clinical and laboratory associations. The records of 88 PAPS patients, fulfilling Sapporo criteria, followed up at the rheumatology outpatient clinic, were analyzed in order to determine the frequency of chorea. ...

In a randomized experiment, women (N = 441) watched either a loss- or gain-framed video emphasizing the prevention or detection functions of the Pap test to test the hypothesis that loss- and gain-framed messages differentially influence health behaviors depending on the risk involved in performing the behavior. As predicted, ...

Background:Primary cervicovaginal melanoma is a rare malignancy associated with a high risk of recurrence. Prior studies discussing the cytomorphology of cervicovaginal melanoma have been based primarily on review of conventional Papanicolaou (Pap) smears. The aim of this study was to evaluate cervicovaginal melanomas identified in liquid-based Pap ...

In this exploratory study the authors investigated characteristics, including reported experiences of violence, related to incarcerated women's self-report of cervical cancer screening and cancer history and treatment. During a four month period in 2010, 204 women in Kansas City jails were surveyed. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the relations of socio-demographic and ...

Study Objectives:To assess the impact of a daytime sleep medical procedure�the PAP-NAP�on adherence to positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy among insomnia patients with sleep disordered breathing (SDB)Methods:The PAP-NAP is based on Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes and combines psychological and physiological treatments ...

A barcode semiquantitative lateral flow immunochromatographic strip for prostate acid phosphatase (PAP) was developed, in which the monoclonal antibody specific for PAP was labeled to gold nanoparticle and another monoclonal antibody was immobilized on nitrocellulose membrane in the barcode fashion respectively. Based on the stepwise capture of analyte, ...

Abnormality of test scores 1 Running head: Abnormality of Differences Neuropsychology, in press (Neuropsychology journal home page) � American Psychological Association This article may not exactly replicate of the population with abnormally low scores (or abnormally large score differences) ...

The Conference was organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the cervical smear test, commonly referred to as the 'Pap test' after its creator, George Nicholas Papanicolaou. The reports present the development of the test, its worldwide application, ...

BACKGROUND:: Papanicolaou test (Pap test) is the most effective screening tool to prevent cervical cancer. In Taiwan, the National Health Insurance offers women older than 30 years free Pap test; however, the screening rate is merely 52.6%. OBJECTIVE:: The purposes of this study were to ...

This study assessed screening completion rates (SCR) and sociodemographic factors associated with Pap test screening among previously nonadherent, foreign-born Asian Pacific Islander (API) women across four sites participating in a community-based cancer screening program called ENCOREplus. At intake, 926 out of 1,140 women were nonadherent to recommended ...

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Abstract: The mortality related to cervical cancer can be substantially reduced through ... However, current detection techniques, such as Pap smear and colposcopy, ... and tested to include topics of added relevance to the industry. ...

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... Finally, 76% reported adherence to pelvic exam/pap test ... Komen for the Cure Breast Cancer Disparities Research ... The aims of this new study are 1 ...

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For Hispanic/Latina women - An overview about cervical cancer and Pap test basics. Available in English and Spanish.

Dec 7, 2010 ... Cervical Cancer Awareness Month - Schedule a pap smear; Thyroid Awareness Month - Obtain a blood test for TSH; Glaucoma Awareness Month ...

BackgroundHuman Papillomavirus (HPV) is a well-known pathogen for lower genital tract neoplasias, yet little is known regarding HPV prevalence in Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HPV DNA and to determine HPV types distribution among women with normal and abnormal cytology.MethodsA total of five hundred seven (n = 507) women were ...

Ascorbate (AsA) is the most abundant antioxidant in plant cells and a cofactor for a large number of key enzymes. However, the mechanism of how AsA levels are regulated in plant cells remains unknown. The Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) activation-tagged mutant AT23040 showed a pleiotropic phenotype, including ozone resistance, rapid growth, and leaves containing higher AsA than wild-type ...

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This study aims to establish evidence-based data to explore the perceptions and experience of primary care physicians in the Pap smear screening provision for women with intellectual disabilities (ID), and to analyze the associated factors in the delivery of screening services to women with ID in Taiwan. Data obtained by a cross-sectional survey by a structured, ...

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The American Cancer Society's guidelines, recommending that having Pap tests at three-year intervals is safe for many women, are questioned. Dangers to women with a high risk of cervical cancer, problems with faulty test results, and other gynecological problems that may be detected during pelvic examinations are discussed. (PP)

While no one can say you will never get cancer, there are some things you can do to reduce your risk. Screening is a way to check for cancer when there are no symptoms. A very effective screening test is available for cervical cancer-the Pap test. Having regular Pap tests throughout your life ...

A revised system for reporting the results of Pap tests, published in the April 24, 2002, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, will change the way laboratories communicate with physicians about the 50 million cervical cancer screening tests performed each year in the United States.

BackgroundHPV type distribution by cytological status represents useful information to predict the impact of mass vaccination on screening programs.Methodswomen aged from 25 to 64 who attended cervical cancer screening in five different Italian regions were tested for HPV infection with Hybrid Capture II (HCII) low and high risk probes. Women repeating ...

In this study, a total of 118 Escherichia coli strains isolated from dogs (93) and cats (25) with urinary tract infection (UTI) were tested in a multiplex polymerase chain reaction for the presence of adhesin-encoding genes (pap, sfa, and afa), hemolysin encoding genes (hly), cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (cnf1) and aerobactin (aer) genes. Virulence gene ...

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) technology has been widely recognized as a promising molecular and biomedical optical imaging tool to screen and diagnose cervical cancer. However, manual FISH analysis is time-consuming and may introduce large inter-reader variability. In this study, a computerized scheme is developed and tested. It automatically detects and analyzes ...

Background:The reliability of patient history and clinical information on Pap test requisitions has been questioned but not previously objectively determined. The effect of incomplete/inaccurate information on quality of patient care has not been previously quantified. Our objectives were (1) to find out how clinicians and their assistants viewed the ...

Despite the higher risk of anal cancer among HIV-infected individuals currently there are no national or international guidelines for anal dysplasia screening. We assessed acceptance and feasibility of screening for anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN), the rate of abnormalities, and relationship between the presence of AIN and a history of receptive anal intercourse. ...

Objectives. We investigated whether maternal attitude toward prevention, as indicated by history of seeking Papanicolaou (Pap) tests and contracting sexually transmitted infections, influenced human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake among their adolescent daughters.Methods. We linked the electronic health records of girls aged 9 to 17 years with their ...

and weight check, a breast exam, a gonorrhea and chlamydia screening (STD test), a Pap Test, a pelvic exam take a sample of your cervical secretions to be tested for gonorrhea and chlamydia. These tests are extremely important because most women with gonorrhea or chlamydia don't show any ...

Uropathogenic Escherichia coli strain J96 carries multiple determinants for fimbrial adhesins. The regulatory protein PapB of P fimbriae has previously been implicated in potential coregulatory events. The focB gene of the F1C fimbria determinant is highly homologous to papB; the translated sequences share 81% identity. In this study we investigated the ...

BackgroundLung injury caused by both inhaled dusts and infectious agents depends on increased availability of iron and metal-catalyzed oxidative stress. Because inhaled particles, such as silica, and certain infections can cause secondary pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP), we tested the hypothesis that idiopathic PAP is associated ...

In our previous work, a new water-soluble polysaccharide (PAP) from the mycelium of Polyporus albicans was identified for the first time. Preliminary tests in vitro showed PAP have potent stimulating effects on murine lymphocyte proliferation induced by mitogen. So in this study, the immunomodulatory effect and the adjuvant potential ...

The Pap smear test prevalence question was asked in BRFSS in 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and the even years after 2000 as part of the core questionnaire for all states, and in NHIS in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005 and 2008. The question was worded in similar ways on the two surveys.

BACKGROUND.: The general criterion of an unsatisfactory Papanicolaou (Pap) test in the 2001 version of the Bethesda system is not applicable to patients after treatment with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or hysterectomy. The current study was performed to determine whether specimen adequacy criteria for Pap tests ...

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of an outreach intervention in increasing Pap testing among never screened Vietnamese women, as well as examine the effectiveness of the intervention in improving knowledge about cervical cancer and Pap test and assess the cost-effectiveness of the ...

Increasing the regular use of Pap testing by underserved populations has been identified as a national research priority. Southeast Asian immigrants to the United States have high rates of invasive cervical cancer and demonstrate low use of Pap testing compared to other groups. However, there is little information ...

Virus-infected plants often display developmental abnormalities that include stunting, leaf curling, and the loss of apical dominance. In this study, the helicase domain of the Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) 126- and/or 183-kDa replicase protein(s) was found to interact with the Arabidopsis Aux/IAA protein PAP1 (also named IAA26), a putative regulator of auxin ...

BackgroundAlthough the importance of Papanicolaou (Pap) smear test screening in reducing the incidence of cervical cancer is well established, in 1994�95 one in 4 women in Manitoba aged 18 to 69 years reported never having had a Pap test or not having had a Pap test in ...

Background:This analysis examines the association between functional health literacy and follow-up after mammography among women receiving breast cancer screening at a National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program site in New York City that provides universal bilingual case management.Methods:A total of 707 Latinas who spoke Spanish as their primary language completed a survey of ...

Introduction: The Pap smear test has been regarded as a promising cervical screening tool since 1940s. Yet its importance has been overlooked by beneficiaries in Malaysia. This underlines the need to identify the prevalence of Pap smear practice and influencing factors towards the practice among educated working women. Methods: A ...

PURPOSE: To determine the factors associated with inadequate follow-up for abnormal Pap smears among a cohort of Boston women from urban academic clinics. METHODS: Subjects were women > 18 years with abnormal cervical cytology between February 1999 and April 2000. Inadequate follow-up was defined as lack of subsequent cervical ...

ObjectiveRecent US data indicate that women of Vietnamese descent have higher cervical cancer incidence rates than women of any other race/ethnicity, and lower levels of Pap testing than white, black, and Latina women. Our objective was to provide information about Pap testing barriers and facilitators that could ...

Pokeweed antiviral protein (PAP) has N-glycosidase activity towards both eukaryotic and prokaryotic ribosomes. This is in marked contrast with the A chains of type 2 ribosome inactivating proteins (RIPs) such as ricin and abrin, which inactivate only eukaryotic ribosomes. A recent report described spontaneous mutations in PAP that implicated specific amino ...

Fungal diseases of creeping bentgrass, an important amenity grass used extensively on golf courses, are a serious problem in golf course management. Transgenic approaches to improving disease resistance to fungal diseases are being explored in many species, and in some cases ribosome-inactivating proteins have been found to be effective. We have generated transgenic creeping bentgrass plants ...

Sulfation requires 3'-phosphoadenosine 5'-phosphosulfate (PAPS) as the sulfate donor. In the search for methods to inhibit sulfation reactions via impairment of PAPS synthesis, two experimental conditions have been tested in rats. A low-sulfur diet, which does not deplete hepatic glutathione, reduced inorganic sulfate but not ...

IntroductionChinese American women have high rates of invasive cervical cancer, compared to the general population. However, little is known about the Pap testing behavior of ethnic Chinese immigrants.MethodsWe conducted a community-based survey of Chinese immigrants living in Seattle, Washington, during 1999. Two indicators of cervical cancer screening ...

BackgroundWe estimated the number of women undergoing cervical cancer screening annually in Italy, the rates of cervical abnormalities detected, and the costs of screening and management of abnormalities.MethodsThe annual number of screened women was estimated from National Health Interview data. Data from the Italian Group for Cervical Cancer Screening ...

We collected self reported rate of cervical smear testing to examine the affecting factors in women with physical disabilities in the study, to define the reproductive health care for this group of people. The study population recruited 521 women with physical disabilities aged more than 15 years who were officially registered as having physical disabilities in Taipei County, ...

BackgroundHuman papillomavirus (HPV) testing is increasingly being used to determine the optimal cervical cancer screening interval in older women. Little is known about women�s attitudes toward HPV testing or how these attitudes may influence medical discussions about cervical cancer screening.MethodsPreferences for HPV and concomitant Papanicolaou ...

Phosphate is an essential but limited macronutrient for all plants. In response to limited levels of phosphate, plants have developed highly specialized developmental, biochemical, and molecular responses. To further expand our knowledge of the phosphate starvation induced signal transduction pathway in plants, the expression of the phosphate starvation inducible Purple Acid Phosphatase 1 ...

on the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP). Their test morphology is remarkably similar to small specimens, the BIOTRANS area (Gooday, 1988) and the Porcupine Abyssal Plain (PAP) (Gooday 1993, 1996). Many of the species) deployment number Latitude Longitude Porcupine Abyssal Plain samples Discovery 185 11908#03 48� 55.2 N 16� 29

Voltage-gated potassium channels (Kv) are targets for drugs of large chemical diversity. Although hydrophobic cations block Kv channels with Hill coefficients of 1, uncharged electron-rich (cationophilic) molecules often display Hill coefficients of 2. The mechanism of the latter block is unknown. Using a combination of computational and experimental approaches, we mapped the receptor for the ...

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Endometrial cancer remains, today, a serious problem, especially for postmenopausal women. The aim of our study was to evaluate the utility of the transvaginal ultrasound examination in the management of the endometrial abnormalities in postmenopausal women. We included, in a prospective cohort, 49 successive postmenopausal women: 34 with metrorrhagia (group I) and 15 with no ...

Aim:? To investigate the pre-vaccination epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infections and genotypes in women with abnormal cytology in Nagasaki, Japan. Material and Methods:? We performed Pap smear tests, biopsies and HPV genotype testing in Nagasaki Prefecture from August 2007 through November ...

Objectives. We tested the effectiveness of a lay health worker intervention to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among low-income Hispanic women.Methods. Participants were women 50 years and older who were nonadherent to mammography (n = 464) or Papanicolaou (Pap) test (n = 243) screening guidelines. After the collection of ...

Background and objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence, clinicopathologic features, and outcome of renal involvement in a large cohort of patients with primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS).Design, setting, participants, & measurements: We retrospectively examined medical records of 160 patients with a diagnosis of ...

BackgroundIt is well known that lipids abnormally accumulate in the alveoli during idiopathic pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP). It is unclear, however, whether lipids also abnormally accumulate in serum. This study investigated the serum lipid panels in idiopathic PAP patients and explored the relationships ...

Background:Inflammatory Pap smear is the most common report received by a gynecologist. The cervical screening algorithm for benign cellular changes on the Pap smear recommends treatment of infection if indicated and a repeat Pap smear in 4 to 6 months time. If the inflammatory changes still persist, subject the patient to colposcopy. ...

Although little is known about the incidence of cervical cancer in women with intellectual disabilities (ID), Pap smear screening is an effective public health program to prevent cervical cancer to this group of people. The purposes of this study were to identify and evaluate the factors regarding the utilization of the Pap smears in women with ID seen in ...

In Need of a Pap Smear (Cervical Cancer Screening); In Need of a Blood Pressure Check (Hypertension Screening); In Need of a Cholesterol Test (Lipid Disorder Screening); In Need of a Fasting Plasma Glucose Test (Diabetes)

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The vast majority of invasive cervical carcinomas harbor additional copies of the chromosome arm 3q, resulting in genomic amplification of the human telomerase gene TERC. Here, we evaluated TERC amplification in routinely collected liquid based cytology (LBC) samples with histologically confirmed diagnoses. A set of 78 LBC samples from a Swedish patient cohort were analyzed with a four-color ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare diffuse lung disease characterized by abnormal accumulation of surfactant-associated phospholipoproteinaceous material in the pulmonary alveoli. The clinical findings of slow-onset dyspnea or dyspnea on exertion and persistent dry cough are nonspecific; radiographic findings of "bat-wing configuration" and ...

RationalePrepulse inhibition (PPI) is an operational measure of sensorimotor gating that is deficient in schizophrenia patients. In rats, PPI deficits induced by dopamine (DA) agonists are reversed by antipsychotics. Inhibition of the striatum-rich phosphodiesterase (PDE)10A may represent a novel antipsychotic mechanism. Previous studies were controversial, showing antipsychotic-like profiles in ...

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ObjectiveTo determine the incremental costs and effects of different HPV testing strategies, when compared to Papanicolau cytology (Pap), for cervical cancer screening in Mexico.MethodsA cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) examined the specific costs and health outcomes associated with (1) no screening; (2) only the Pap ...

A review of the literature noted 11-16% discrepancy rates in cytology and histology diagnoses. We collected 358 cases with abnormal cytology and matching cervical biopsies. There were 123 (30%) discrepant pairs, of which 34 (27%) had negative biopsies following Papanicolaou (Pap) smears with squamous intraepithelial lesions (SIL). These constituted our ...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths among males in most Western countries. Autologous cellular immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer seeks to induce tumor-specific immunity in the patient and is consequently dependent on a suitable target antigen and effective presentation of that antigen to the patient's immune system. Prostatic acid ...