• Mt. Sinai J. Med. · May 2011

    Cervical cancer screening in low- and middle-income countries.

    • Lauren R Ditzian, Gizelka David-West, Mauricio Maza, Beatrix Hartmann, Taraneh Shirazian, and Miriam Cremer.
    • Basic Health International, San Salvador, El Salvador.
    • Mt. Sinai J. Med. 2011 May 1; 78 (3): 319-26.

    AbstractCervical cancer is a leading cause of death among women in the developing world. Conventional cytology-based cervical cancer screening programs have been largely ineffectual at reducing the cervical cancer burden in low-resource settings. In response, alternative strategies have been tested, such as visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) screening and human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA-based testing. This manuscript reviews literature addressing the programmatic approaches to implementing cervical cancer screening programs in low-resource settings, highlighting the challenges, barriers, and successes related to the use of cytology, VIA, and HPV-DNA based screening programs.© 2011 Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

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