Factors Associated with Underscreening for Cervical Cancer among Women in Canada

Schoueri-Mychasiw, Nour; McDonald, Paul

doi:10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.11.6445

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“…The global burden of cervical cancer is 500,000 cases every year (Tas et al, 2010), with 270,000 women dying of it globally that is one death every two minutes (Ferlay et al, 2001;Schoueri-Mychasiw et al, 2013). Approximately 80 per cent of deaths related to cervical cancer occur in developing countries such as Pakistan (Moosa et al, 2014).…”

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Understanding and Responsiveness Level about Cervical Cancer and its Avoidance among Young Women of Pakistan

Khan¹,

Naeem²,

Khan³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality amongst the gynecological cancers worldwide, especially in developing countries. There are few to no initial symptoms and signs. This study was conducted to assess the awareness level of young Pakistani women about cervical cancer and to educate them about this deadly disease. A detailed questionnaire regarding demographic data and information about cervical cancer was distributed in different cities of Punjab. A total of 873 women took part in this survey and 70.1 percent were totally unaware of this cancer. Only 8.5% of the whole surveyed population knew accurately about cancer of cervix, 7% of the surveyed respondents correctly specified the human papilloma virus as the causative agent. Only 5.2% respondents were able to identify the Pap smear test as a diagnostic measure. Out of all the surveyed population only 4.3% of individuals were found to be vaccinated against this disease and the majority was found from the medical profession. Medical professionals, students, working women, housewives and uneducated individuals took active part in this survey. This study demonstrates a low level of awareness among Pakistani women and a need for an active campaign by media and government to increase understanding as well as introducing measures for improved prevention and treatment of cervical cancer.

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Understanding and Responsiveness Level about Cervical Cancer and its Avoidance among Young Women of Pakistan

Khan¹,

Naeem²,

Khan³

et al. 2014

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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“…Cultural values, beliefs about sexual behaviour, language barriers, fatalism, acculturation, and lack of knowledge about cca influence the use of Pap screening by immigrants [15][16][17][18] . The cca risk among immigrants appears to be lower with length of time lived in Canada, which might be attributable to a greater likelihood of screening use in long-term immigrants than in recent immigrants 9,19,20 . Language barriers 10 and lower education level 10,12,21 are associated with greater risk of cca, likely because of poor use of Pap screening 9,10,20,22,23 .…”

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“…The cca risk among immigrants appears to be lower with length of time lived in Canada, which might be attributable to a greater likelihood of screening use in long-term immigrants than in recent immigrants 9,19,20 . Language barriers 10 and lower education level 10,12,21 are associated with greater risk of cca, likely because of poor use of Pap screening 9,10,20,22,23 . The study results also echo earlier findings 9,10,20 in highlighting the importance to appropriate screening of having a regular doctor.…”

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Screening Histories and Contact with Physicians as Determinants of Cervical Cancer Risk in Montreal, Quebec

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Alobaid²,

Drouin

et al. 2014

Current Oncology

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“…In 2011, there were 12,710 new cases of invasive cervical cancer and 4290 deaths from this disease in the United States (Siegel et al, 2011), 500,000 cases occur globally every year (Tas et al, 2010), with mortality rate of 270,000 globally that is one death per minute (Schoueri-Mychasiw et al, 2013). It is particularly distressing that more than one-third of women diagnosed with cervical cancer die.…”

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Update knowledge on cervical cancer incidence and prevalence in Asia

Daniyal¹,

Akhtar²,

Ahmad³

et al. 2015

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

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Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death among women worldwide, with over 500,000 new cases diagnosed annually and 50% mortality rate in Asia. In the United States, approximately 10,370 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed annually, and estimated 3,710 deaths occur from the disease, making it the sixth most common cause of malignancy among American women. This study aims to provide awareness about cervical cancer as well as an updated knowledge about the prevalence and incidence of cervical cancer in Asia

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Factors Associated with Underscreening for Cervical Cancer among Women in Canada

Cited by 34 publications

References 29 publications

Understanding and Responsiveness Level about Cervical Cancer and its Avoidance among Young Women of Pakistan

Understanding and Responsiveness Level about Cervical Cancer and its Avoidance among Young Women of Pakistan

Screening Histories and Contact with Physicians as Determinants of Cervical Cancer Risk in Montreal, Quebec

Update knowledge on cervical cancer incidence and prevalence in Asia

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