New Screening Method For Cervical Cancer- Polar Probe

• Published in: Dicle tıp dergisi 2020-09, Vol.47 (3), p.587-595
• Main Authors: Özdemir, Halis, Şerbetçioğlu, Gonca Çoban, Ayhan, Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cervical cancer; Cervix; Chemotherapy; Hysterectomy; Medical screening; Methods; Pap smear; Patients; Womens health
• ISSN: 1300-2945; 1308-9889
• DOI: 10.5798/dicletip

[...]alternative methods for cervical cancer screening come up. METHOD Patient selection After the approval of Baskent University Hospital, Ethics Board (project number KA09/159), three contiguous districts with similar characteristics were considered to be eligible for this screening (Anamur, Bozyazi, and Aydincik). Criteria for Pap test are as follow * Having turned 20 years old or at least 3 years after the first sexual intercourse. * The absence of a previous hysterectomy due to the benign reason (The patients who were not known to have a benign reason or who reported to have never had Pap test underwent a Pap test but were not included in the study.) * Absence of a Pap test within the last year. Polar Probe (TruScreen) criteria * Signed informed consent, * Age between 18 and 70-years-old * Absence of a Pap smear within the last 6 weeks * Absence of heavy bleeding during the procedure * Absence of pregnancy or having passed more than 4 months since the last delivery * Absence of the previous hysterectomy * Absence of cervical surgery within the last three months * Absence of a known photosensitive disease * Absence of prior radiotherapy on the pelvic area * Chemotherapy-naive or absence of chemotherapy within the previous five weeks * Eligible for Pap test Each patient was examined in the rooms designed for TruScreen and Pap test and colposcopy and small surgical interventions.