[Screening studies--is tobacco smoking always recognized as a risk factor?]

Przegl Lek. 2008;65(10):684-6.
[Article in Polish]

Abstract

There were introduced several screening programs for the early detection of neoplasms. They were devoted for diagnosis of cancer at early stage which gives a greater chance for totall recovery from the disease. The screening protocols include proper taking patient's history and then phisical examination with possibility of taking samples for histological evaluation. In this paper the authors on the example of screening of gynecological cytolotogy would like discuss the problem of lack of proper patients' history especially according the smoking habit.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Causality
  • Comorbidity
  • Early Detection of Cancer*
  • Early Diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening / methods*
  • Medical History Taking
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Papillomavirus Infections / pathology*
  • Papillomavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Risk Factors
  • Smoking / epidemiology
  • Smoking Prevention*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control*