VIA: The Ideal Option for Cervical Cancer Prevention

Cervical cancer is both a preventable and a curable disease, preventable by cervical screening and curable if identified at an early stage. Lack of cervical-cancer screening program in low resources settings contributes largely to high incidence. Consequently, there are few opportunities to diagnose precancerous disease, and most patients present with invasive cancer. The Pap test has been the standard screening test in the developed countries for the last five decades. Visual inspection of cervix with acetic acid (VIA) is currently more popular method of cervical cancer of screening test in low resource countries.The Single Visit Approach for Preventing cervical Cancer using visual inspection of acetic acid is the promising and ideal option in low resources setting.

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Dr. Iman M. Shammat is an associate professor of molecular biology at The faculty of medical laboratory sciences,OIU.she is a Sudanese scientist, obtained her B.Sc. and master degree from University of Khartoum, Sudan and her Ph.D. from Utah State University, USA.she published many articles. Her research interest is cancers of reproductive system.