Cervical cancer screening

Abstract EN

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women throughout the world and it is the leading cause of death due to cancer among the women in underdeveloped countries.

Regarding the known etiology, availability of the organ, the possibility of proper screening test and the long latency period between the precancerous lesion and the full clinical cancer presentation, screening programs have been able to drastically reduce the incidence and mortality rate of the disease.

The extent of the reduction in mortality achievement is related directly to the proportion of the population that has been screened.

In this article, we discuss about different screening methods for cervical cancer