HPV Testing in Resource-Limited Settings: How Can We Reach the Next Level of Cervical Cancer Screening in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Thomas C Randall; Luis A Salicrup; Silvana Luciani; Edward L Trimble

doi:10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0201

HPV Testing in Resource-Limited Settings: How Can We Reach the Next Level of Cervical Cancer Screening in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Oncologist. 2015 Oct;20(10):1101-4. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2015-0201. Epub 2015 Sep 1.

Authors

Thomas C Randall¹, Luis A Salicrup², Silvana Luciani³, Edward L Trimble²

Affiliations

¹ Global Oncology Initiative, Dana-Farber Harvard Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; [email protected].
² Center for Global Health, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland, USA;
³ Cancer Prevention and Control, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C., USA.

Abstract

Cervical cancer is a well-understood disease; its prevention is more a matter of logistics and affordable tools than science. Recent experience shows that stakeholders have much in common, and all parties should work openly and collaboratively to bring new technology to the aid of women in resource-limited settings around the world.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Caribbean Region / epidemiology
Early Detection of Cancer
Female
Humans
Latin America / epidemiology
Mass Screening / economics
Mass Screening / methods*
Papillomavirus Infections / complications
Papillomavirus Infections / diagnosis*
Papillomavirus Infections / epidemiology
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / prevention & control
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / virology*
World Health Organization