2023
A Review of the Effect of COVID-19-Related Lockdowns on Global Cancer Screening
Bharwani A, Li D, Vermund S. A Review of the Effect of COVID-19-Related Lockdowns on Global Cancer Screening. Cureus 2023, 15: e40268. PMID: 37448422, PMCID: PMC10336183, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40268.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferent screening intervalsCancer screening participationProvider-related barriersMajor medical databasesCOVID-19-related lockdownPreventative health servicesType of screeningCOVID-19 lockdownScreening intervalScreening participationMiddle-income countriesCancer screeningPatients' attitudesExclusion criteriaHealth servicesFinal reviewCancer typesSocioeconomic disparitiesRelevant articlesMedical databasesCOVID-19ScreeningLockdown periodReviewSignificant disruption
2014
Clinical Performance of Digital Cervicography and Cytology for Cervical Cancer Screening in HIV-Infected Women in Lusaka, Zambia
Bateman AC, Parham GP, Sahasrabuddhe VV, Mwanahamuntu MH, Kapambwe S, Katundu K, Nkole T, Mulundika J, Pfaendler KS, Hicks ML, Shibemba A, Vermund SH, Stringer JS, Chibwesha CJ. Clinical Performance of Digital Cervicography and Cytology for Cervical Cancer Screening in HIV-Infected Women in Lusaka, Zambia. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2014, 67: 212-215. PMID: 24977474, PMCID: PMC4162769, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000270.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical performanceDigital cervicographyCervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2High-grade squamous intraepithelial lesionsCervical cancer screeningSquamous intraepithelial lesionsIntraepithelial lesionsCancer screeningCervicographyGrade 2HIVCytologyWomenLesionsVisual inspectionSpecificity
2012
Implementation of cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid in rural Mozambique: successes and challenges using HIV care and treatment programme investments in Zambézia Province
Moon TD, Silva‐Matos C, Cordoso A, Baptista AJ, Sidat M, Vermund SH. Implementation of cervical cancer screening using visual inspection with acetic acid in rural Mozambique: successes and challenges using HIV care and treatment programme investments in Zambézia Province. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2012, 15: 17406. PMID: 22713260, PMCID: PMC3499800, DOI: 10.7448/ias.15.2.17406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoop electrosurgical excision procedureHIV careCervical cancerProvincial HospitalZambézia ProvinceCervical cancer screening servicesMaternal child health nursesAntiretroviral therapy rolloutVIA-positive womenCancer screening servicesElectrosurgical excision procedureChild health nursesSquamous intraepithelial lesionsCervical cancer screeningChronic disease screeningHealth manpower shortagesRural MozambiqueExcision procedureHIV testingIntraepithelial lesionsHIV statusClinic nursesScreening servicesCancer screeningHealth nursesCervical Cancer Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Feasible, Affordable, Essential
Sahasrabuddhe VV, Parham GP, Mwanahamuntu MH, Vermund SH. Cervical Cancer Prevention in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Feasible, Affordable, Essential. Cancer Prevention Research 2012, 5: 11-17. PMID: 22158053, PMCID: PMC3586242, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-11-0540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical cancer preventionHuman immunodeficiency virusCervical cancerMiddle-income countriesCancer preventionPrevention servicesCervical cancer prevention servicesCancer prevention servicesCervical cancer screeningGynecologic issuesImmunodeficiency virusHuman papillomavirusCancer screeningEarly treatmentPelvic examHigh-income countriesWorldwide burdenCare deliveryNew casesScreening testHPVCancerLMICsEffective alternativePrevention