Is It Time to Move Beyond Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid for Cervical Cancer Screening?

Newly emerging low-cost molecular assays and improved visual tests for cervical cancer screening call into question the role of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). VIA-based screening continues to offer a low-cost, single-visit approach for screening. However, VIA is highly rater-dependent and...

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Autores principales: Silkensen, Shannon L., Schiffman, Mark, Sahasrabuddhe, Vikrant, Flanigan, John S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Global Health: Science and Practice 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29959268
http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00206
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description Newly emerging low-cost molecular assays and improved visual tests for cervical cancer screening call into question the role of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). VIA-based screening continues to offer a low-cost, single-visit approach for screening. However, VIA is highly rater-dependent and has problematic accuracy. RNA, DNA, and protein tests are now available. They offer greater accuracy and the option for self-sampling, but the testing kits are expensive. As these new options continue to improve, the time to move beyond VIA is fast approaching.
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spelling pubmed-60246292018-06-29 Is It Time to Move Beyond Visual Inspection With Acetic Acid for Cervical Cancer Screening? Silkensen, Shannon L. Schiffman, Mark Sahasrabuddhe, Vikrant Flanigan, John S. Glob Health Sci Pract Editorials Newly emerging low-cost molecular assays and improved visual tests for cervical cancer screening call into question the role of visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA). VIA-based screening continues to offer a low-cost, single-visit approach for screening. However, VIA is highly rater-dependent and has problematic accuracy. RNA, DNA, and protein tests are now available. They offer greater accuracy and the option for self-sampling, but the testing kits are expensive. As these new options continue to improve, the time to move beyond VIA is fast approaching. Global Health: Science and Practice 2018-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC6024629/ /pubmed/29959268 http://dx.doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00206 Text en © Silkensen et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly cited. To view a copy of the license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. When linking to this article, please use the following permanent link: https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-18-00206
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