Saturday 19 December 2009

Miscellaneous

Helping physicians understand screening tests will help patient care
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/getArticle.cfm?id=2253

Article on nursing and cancer screening
http://www.apctoday.com/pdf/NPWH_cervcascreenguide.pdf

The male factor in cervical carcinogenesis: a questionnaire study of men's awareness in primary care
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16872669?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_SingleItemSupl.Pubmed_Discovery_RA&linkpos=3&log$=relatedarticles&logdbfrom=pubmed


UK parliament discussion on set up of recall system.
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1988/apr/13/cervical-cytology-screening

UK Parliament discussion on how to increase uptake of smears

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1989/nov/14/medical-and-pharmaceutical-services

Treatments for abnormal smears

http://www.medicinenet.com/pap_smear/page7.htm

Added 21st Dec 09
Systems analysis of real-world obstacles to successful cervical cancer prevention in developing countries

http://ajph.aphapublications.org/cgi/content/full/96/3/480

Added 30 Dec 09 - Disclaimer, I'm not an automatic supporter of alternative therapies, but some may find this interesting. Stopping smoking and eating properly are probably good ideas whatever your health concerns....
Herbal/alternative therapies suggestions for minimising risk of developing cervical cancer
http://www.naturalhealthweb.com/articles/SusunWeed23.html

Added 6 Jan 2010
Interesting set of articles about male construction worker forced into rectal exam after a head injury, regarding the ethics of forcing treatments on patients:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/01/16/forced-rectal-exam-stirs-ethics-questions/

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2008/01/17/can-a-doctor-force-a-procedure-against-your-will/

http://www.slate.com/id/2182264/

Added 17 mar 2010 cervical lesions
http://www.wdxcyber.com/abnpapcx.htm

Added Mar 2010
Not directly related to screening per se but still worth reading.....
http://genderacrossborders.com/2010/03/10/the-immortal-life-of-henrietta-lacks-inequity-and-cervical-cancer/

Added January 2011 - effect of male circumcision on transmission of hpv
http://www.webmd.com/cancer/cervical-cancer/news/20110106/male-circumcision-cuts-womens-cervical-cancer-risk

Added February 2011 - clinical description of colposcopy, biopsy etc:
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=xX6ueqslld4C&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=cervical+screening+questioned&source=bl&ots=BwgsVZuM5z&sig=aurRqmFe_9KuXDYosnPj4Z6qsrE&hl=en&ei=ONpiTayNOdKA5Abz0429CQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAjgo#v=onepage&q=cervical%20screening%20questioned&f=false