Screening practices for cervical and breast cancer in Costa Rica

In addition, the methodology to obtain a number of folow-up indicators from the SISCOLO raw data and the Brazilian guidelines for cervical cancer screening and their visualization

The following characteristics and indicators of Siscolo were selected to evaluate cervical cancer screening: proportion of tests performed per year and age group; ratio

We included trials that evaluated breast cancer screening with mammography, self examination, or clinical examination; colorectal cancer screening with sigmoidoscopy or

Based on the experience of countries with effectively organized screening programs, a decision was made in 2006 by the Minister of Health to nominate a group of experts to prepare

might become cancerous, (5) to evaluate the impact of the program on morbidity and mortality from cervical cancer, (6) to com- pare the effectiveness of a

Therefore, Pap smears done in the Family Islands have to be transported to Nassau to be read, frequently resulting in substantial delays in obtaining

A handbook, Cervical Cancer Screening: An Introduction for Health Work- ers in the Caribbean, was produced by the project, and two videotapes-“Taking Cer- vical

In sum, while regional differences in the quality of the screening process are pos- sible or even probable, it appears that the main factors producing marked