Open AccessCervical screening: A complete and patient centred approach
Author(s) -
Claire van Deventer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
south african family practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2078-6204
pISSN - 2078-6190
DOI - 10.4102/safp.v63i1.5372
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , cervical cancer screening , cervical screening , intervention (counseling) , cancer screening , family medicine , nursing , gynecology , cancer
Cervical screening is an important intervention in the detection and management of early cancer. The global situation regarding cervical cancer is briefly discussed and a family physician's approach to the procedure and the response to laboratory findings is documented.