Cervical screening
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Cervical screening
（Practical guides for general practice, 14）（Oxford medical publications）
Oxford University Press, 1992
2nd ed
- pbk.
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"This guide has been produced in association with the Cancer Research Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 61-62)
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Description
This new edition has been completely rewritten to give practical information needed by GPs, practice nurses and practice managers, on setting up and running efficient cervical screening programmes. Information includes background facts on cervical cancer and the evidence for the benefits of screening, the new national call-and-recall system, the new GP contact and payment for screening, common problems and concerns, information for patients and follow-up. The book is aimed at all members of primary health care teams - particularly general practitioners and practice nurses.
Table of Contents
- The guidelines
- cervical cancer - the facts
- cervical screening - the facts
- the call-recall system
- the role of the primary care team in cervical screening
- identification of women
- invitation
- follow-up of non-attenders
- taking cervical smears
- communicating with the laboratory
- interpretation of the smear results
- giving results
- colposcopy
- treatment
- follow-up of treated patients
- running an effective fail-safe system
- funding issues - calculating targets
- monitoring and evaluating the programme
- areas of uncertainty.
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