| the significance of atypical cervical cytology in an older population. | to ascertain the significance of squamous atypia encountered during routine papanicolaou smear screening in an older population, we reviewed 115 consecutive patients over age 50 seen during a 3-year period. evaluation included repeating the smear and performing colposcopy in all patients. colposcopically directed biopsy and endocervical curettage were performed when appropriate. sixty-seven patients (58.3%) had atrophy, 43 (37.4%) were normal, two (1.7%) had cervical intraepithelial neoplasia gr ... | 1989 | 2535763 |
| cervical cancer prevention: new tools and old barriers. | cervical cancer is the second most common female tumor worldwide, and its incidence is disproportionately high (>80%) in the developing world. in the united states, in which papanicolaou (pap) tests have reduced the annual incidence to approximately 11,000 cervical cancers, >60% of cases are reported to occur in medically underserved populations as part of a complex of diseases linked to poverty, race/ethnicity, and/or health disparities. because carcinogenic human papillomavirus (hpv) infection ... | 2010 | 20310056 |