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Technical, legal and ethical framework of cancer audit in cervical screening – Summary of best practices for organised programmes delineated through an expert group consultation Open

Arunah Chandran, Anne Mackie, Peter Sasieni, Marc Arbyn, André Lopes Carvalho , et al. · 2025

Efficient and well‐organised cervical screening programmes have significantly reduced both the incidence and mortality rates of cervical cancer in the population. For optimal performance, such programmes need to incorporate essential quali…

A portable thermal ablation device for cervical cancer prevention in a screen-and-treat setting: a randomized, noninferiority trial Open

Partha Basu, Mulindi Mwanahamuntu, Leeya F. Pinder, Richard Muwonge, Eric Lucas , et al. · 2024

Health-related quality of life in women after colposcopy: results from a longitudinal patient survey Open

Mairead O’Connor, Alan Ó Céilleachair, Katie M. O’Brien, John O’Leary, Cara Martin , et al. · 2021

Thermal ablation versus cryotherapy or loop excision to treat women positive for cervical precancer on visual inspection with acetic acid test: pilot phase of a randomised controlled trial Open

Leeya F. Pinder, Groesbeck P. Parham, Partha Basu, Richard Muwonge, Eric Lucas , et al. · 2019

Physical after‐effects of colposcopy and related procedures, and their inter‐relationship with psychological distress: a longitudinal survey Open

Mairead O’Connor, K.M. O'Brien, Jo Waller, Pamela Gallagher, Thomas J. D’Arcy , et al. · 2017

Objective To estimate prevalence of post‐colposcopy physical after‐effects and investigate associations between these and subsequent psychological distress. Design Longitudinal survey. Setting Two hospital‐based colposcopy clinics. Populat…

Exploring women’s sensory experiences of undergoing colposcopy and related procedures: implications for preparatory sensory information provision Open

Mairead O’Connor, Jo Waller, Pamela Gallagher, Cara Martin, John JO’Leary , et al. · 2016

Our study provides unique in-depth insight into women's sensory experiences of colposcopy and related procedures and suggests women require more preparatory sensory information. The issues identified as contributing to women having a negat…

Risk of preterm birth following surgical treatment for cervical disease: executive summary of a recent symposium Open

Peter Sasieni, Alejandra Castañón, Rebecca Landy, Maria Kyrgiou, Henry C. Kitchener , et al. · 2015

We report on a symposium held in London, UK, on 16 February 2015 to discuss the association between surgical treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) and subsequent preterm birth, and to consider appropriate recommendations fo…

Trends in, and predictors of, anxiety and specific worries following colposcopy: a 12‐month longitudinal study Open

Mairead O’Connor, Eamonn O’Leary, Jo Waller, Pamela Gallagher, Tom D’Arcy , et al. · 2015

Objective Little is known about which women are at greatest risk of adverse psychological after‐effects following colposcopy. This study examined time trends in, and identified predictors of, anxiety and specific worries over 12 months. Me…

Cancer of the cervix: Early detection and cost‐effective solutions Open

Lynette Denny, Walter Prendiville · 2015

Cervical cancer is known to be a preventable disease through the detection of cervical cancer precursors, historically using cytology of the cervix as the primary screening test. Over 85% of cervical cancer cases and deaths occur in low‐re…

Cervical Cancer Prevention: New Frontiers of Diagnostic Strategies Open

Massimo Origoni, Walter Prendiville, Evangelos Paraskevaidis · 2015

Invasive cervical cancer still represents one of the major issues of preventive oncology either in developed countries or in developing countries, accounting for the fourth leading cause of cancer related deaths in women worldwide and the …

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