Cervical screening: A complete and patient centred approach

Claire van Deventer

doi:10.4102/safp.v63i1.5372

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Cervical screening: A complete and patient centred approach

Claire van Deventer

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Claire van Deventer, Department of Family Medicine and Primary care, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Abstract

Cervical screening is an important intervention in the detection and management of early cancer. The global situation regarding cervical cancer is briefly discussed and a family physician’s approach to the procedure and the response to laboratory findings is documented.

Keywords

cervical screening; HPV; VIA; step-by-step procedure

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