PREVENTION OF CANCER OF THE CERVIX UTERI AT AN ANTENATAL CLINIC

• Main Authors: I. E. Bakhlaev, P. I. Kovchur
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: ABV-press 2014
• Subjects: рак шейки матки; вирус папилломы человека; профилактика; скрининг; Gynecology and obstetrics; RG1-991; karelian
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.17650/1994-4098-2009-0-3-4-94-98; https://doaj.org/article/0742262c27c74d1daeb63904bb40596d

Cervical cancer (CC) morbidity is analyzed on the basis of the data of the Karelian cancer register over the period 1998-2007. During this period, 816 cases of CC were registered and 126 were found at an antenatal clinic (AC). Its early detection rate was ascertained to be 96% during screening at the AC. A comprehensive examination was made in 1742 women with various cervical diseases, of them 37.5% were infected with human papillomavirus (HPV). High-grade dysplasia and carcinoma in situ were diagnosed in 6.6% of the HPV-infected patients. Large-scale screening for HPV infection and pretumor disorders with their further treatment will aid in reduc- ing CC morbidity and mortality rates.