Screening practices for cervical and breast cancer in Costa Rica.
Bull Pan Am Health Organ
; 25(1): 16-26, 1991.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2054549
Cervical cancer and breast cancer are leading causes of cancer-related morbidity and mortality in Costa Rica. This article reports results of an evaluation of cervical and breast cancer screening practices among Costa Rican women 25 to 58 years old that was based on a nationwide 1984-1985 survey. The evaluation showed that while Pap smears were widely used to screen for cervical cancer, many women did not have their first cervical smear or gynecologic examination until age 30, and that cervical cancer screening was less common among certain high-risk groups, including women with multiple sexual partners and those with high parity. Less than half the women surveyed reported having had a breast examination by a health care provider. Utilization of both cervical cancer and breast cancer screening examinations could be increased by targeting inadequately screened high-risk women through the existing health care system.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Breast Neoplasms
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Mass Screening
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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Costa rica
Language:
En
Journal:
Bull Pan Am Health Organ
Year:
1991
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Georgia
Country of publication:
United States