Alternative sampling methods for cervical cancer screening : practical perspectives from the laboratory

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Richter, Karin Louise

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The coverage of cervical cancer screening in South Africa is inadequate, with an estimated 8.8-million unscreened women who are mainly serviced by the public health sector in lower-resourced areas. Alternative screening options need to be considered. Every step in the screening process needs to be critically evaluated to design a practical programme without a bottleneck, to deliver maximum benefit with limited available resources. Patient self-sampling has been identified as an acceptable method of specimen collection for many women. Patient self-sampling, combined with high-risk human papillomavirus-based testing, has the potential to increase cervical cancer screening coverage, especially in areas where screening is inadequate.

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Cervical cancer screening, Patient self-sampling, Human papillomavirus (HPV)

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Richter, KL 2013, 'Alternative sampling methods for cervical cancer screening : practical perspectives from the laboratory', Southern African Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. S5-S9.