{"id":778,"date":"2017-01-23T14:19:30","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T12:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/womana.com.cy\/?page_id=778\/"},"modified":"2017-01-23T15:38:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T13:38:29","slug":"early-detection-cervical-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.womana.com.cy\/en\/guidelines\/early-detection-cervical-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Early detection of cervical cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-bffb7f23ecfaf21f208e15f338b79497\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-bffb7f23ecfaf21f208e15f338b79497{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/www.womana.com.cy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/male-fertility-assessments.jpg);\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-av_section-bffb7f23ecfaf21f208e15f338b79497 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-25 av-height-25  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='25' data-av_min_height_opt='25'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-778'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_2'  class='avia-section av-av_section-3c1fdba40d338b16ca77c196ccce61e6 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-778'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fourth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fourth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fourth-6126cab7d8fab8d08143dd2dacdf673c av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-20cdd46534c106aeb9a1f32dbc929eee\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-20cdd46534c106aeb9a1f32dbc929eee{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-20cdd46534c106aeb9a1f32dbc929eee .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-20cdd46534c106aeb9a1f32dbc929eee .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-20cdd46534c106aeb9a1f32dbc929eee av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-3  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Early detection of cervical cancer<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-bad5bc90bcef2f12297bff634a297b07 hr-short  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock  hr-center'><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The American Cancer Society recommends that women follow these guidelines to help find cervical cancer early. Following these guidelines can also find pre-cancers, which can be treated to keep cervical cancer from forming.<\/p>\n<p>Last Medical Review: 20\/11\/2016<\/p>\n<p>All women should begin cervical cancer testing (screening) at age 21. Women aged 21 to 29, should have a Pap test every 3 years. HPV testing should not be used for screening in this age group (it may be used as a part of follow-up for an abnormal Pap test).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Beginning at age 30, the preferred way to screen is with a Pap test combined with an HPV test every 5 years. This is called co-testing and should continue until age 65.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Another reasonable option for women 30 to 65 is to get tested every 3 years with just the Pap test.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Women who are at high risk of cervical cancer because of a suppressed immune system (for example from HIV infection, organ transplant, or long term steroid use) or because they were exposed to DES in utero may need to be screened more often. They should follow the recommendations of their health care team.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Women over 65 years of age who have had regular screening in the previous 10 years should stop cervical cancer screening as long as they haven\u2019t had any serious pre-cancers (like CIN2 or CIN3) found in the last 20 years (CIN stands for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and is discussed later in the section <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cancer.org\/ssLINK\/cervical-cancer-prevention-and-early-detection-abn-pap-work-up\">Work-up of an abnormal Pap test result<\/a>). Women with a history of CIN2 or CIN3 should continue to have testing for at least 20 years after the abnormality was found.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Women who have had a total hysterectomy (removal of the uterus and cervix) should stop screening (such as Pap tests and HPV tests), unless the hysterectomy was done as a treatment for cervical pre-cancer (or cancer). Women who have had a hysterectomy without removal of the cervix (called a <em>supra-cervical hysterectomy<\/em>) should continue cervical cancer screening according to the guidelines above.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Women of any age should NOT be screened every year by any screening method<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Women who have been vaccinated against HPV should still follow these guidelines.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Some women believe that they can stop cervical cancer screening once they have stopped having children. This is not true. They should continue to follow American Cancer Society guidelines. Although annual (every year) screening should not be done, women who have abnormal screening results may need to have a follow-up Pap test (sometimes with a HPV test) done in 6 months or a year.<\/p>\n<p>The American Cancer Society guidelines for early detection of cervical cancer do not apply to women who have been diagnosed with cervical cancer, cervical pre-cancer, or HIV infection. These women should have follow-up testing and cervical cancer screening as recommended by their healthcare team.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Importance of being screened for cervical cancer:<\/u><\/strong> Screening tests offer the best chance to have cervical cancer found early when successful treatment is likely. Screening can also actually prevent most cervical cancers by finding abnormal cervical cell changes (pre-cancers) so that they can be treated before they have a chance to turn into a cervical cancer.<\/p>\n<p>If it\u2019s found early, cervical cancer is one of the most successfully treatable cancers. In the United States, the cervical cancer death rate declined by more than 50% over the last 30 years. This is thought to be mainly due to the effectiveness of screening with the Pap test.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the recognized benefits of cervical cancer screening, not all American women get screened. Most cervical cancers are found in women who have never had a Pap test or who have not had one recently. Women without health insurance and women who have recently immigrated are less likely to have cervical cancer screening.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='av_promobox av-av_promobox-67c1b8e9697bc6253e4fca0d3ed3c085 avia-button-yes  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><div class='avia-promocontent'><p>\n<strong>Vasilios Tanos MD PhD,<\/strong><br \/>\nProfessor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. George&#8217;s Medical School at the University of Nicosia and Aretaeio Hospital in Nicosia<\/p>\n<\/div><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-av_button-56c0c563c33b74ca4940a3785deaea82-wrap avia-button-right '><a href='https:\/\/www.womana.com.cy\/en\/contact\/'  class='avia-button av-av_button-56c0c563c33b74ca4940a3785deaea82 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-large avia-position-right avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"Contact\"><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left avia-iconfont avia-font-entypo-fontello' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' ><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Contact<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/womana.com.cy\/en\/disclaimer\/\">Disclaimer<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fourth-586d5a7772599657b90ecdbdf66a14c1\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fourth-586d5a7772599657b90ecdbdf66a14c1{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fourth-586d5a7772599657b90ecdbdf66a14c1 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><div  class='avia-builder-widget-area clearfix  avia-builder-el-9  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><div id=\"nav_menu-5\" class=\"widget clearfix widget_nav_menu\"><h3 class=\"widgettitle\">\u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03c5\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03ae\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 \u039f\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2<\/h3><div class=\"menu-guidelines-en-container\"><ul id=\"menu-guidelines-en\" class=\"menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-834\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-834\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womana.com.cy\/en\/guidelines\/breast-cancer-screening\/\">Breast Cancer Screening<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-835\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-835\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womana.com.cy\/en\/guidelines\/early-detection-cervical-cancer\/\">Early detection of cervical cancer<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-836\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-836\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womana.com.cy\/en\/guidelines\/endometrial-intraepithelial-neoplasia\/\">Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-837\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-837\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.womana.com.cy\/en\/guidelines\/treatment-menopausal-symptoms\/\">Treatment of menopausal symptoms<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":742,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-778","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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