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Czech National Cervical Cancer Screening Programme
National Cervical Cancer Screening... National Cervical Cancer Screening Programme Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers...
Contact
in Czech language.) The Cervical Cancer Screening Programme in the Czech Republic is guaranteed by the Cervical Cancer...
Cervical cancer epidemiology and screening results
cancer epidemiology and screening... cancer epidemiology and screening... cancer epidemiology and screening... Republic The Czech National Cancer Registry (CNCR) is the main source of data on cancer epidemiology in the Czech...
Cervical cancer
cancer... cancer... cancer... cancer (sometimes referred to as “cervical carcinoma”) is a malignant disease which st...
Other information sources
in Czech language only) ec.europa.eu – Cancer Screening in the European Union ( PDF file, 10.6 MB) svod.cz – Epidemiology o...
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
the risk of developing particular types of cancer (such as cervical cancer) and are known as high-risk HPVs. The types most...
Cervical cancer prevention and screening
cancer prevention and... cancer prevention and... cancer prevention and... Regular gynaecological examinations Cervical cancer can be relatively easily prevented by having regular gynaecological...
Gynaecological examination
aged 45 and over are eligible for free breast cancer screening tests in an accredited screening centre every two years. For more...
Cervical cancer treatment
cancer... cancer... cancer... cancer can be treated with either surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy or a...
Publications
of selected publications referring to cervical cancer screening programme in the Czech Republic shows that Czech cancer screening...
Screening process
and to report this failure to the Cervical Cancer Screening Committee at the Ministry of Health. Based on the result of...
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Cancer prevention
Cancer... prevention of cancer is aimed at the reduction in incidence rate of malignant tumours. This... you want to lower your risk of developing cancer, you should adhere to the following rules: Be as lean as possible without... Cancer Research... cancer, primary prevention, secondary prevention, risk...
Cervical cancer screening
cancer... credit: shutterstock.com However, not all cancer types are suitable for screening; a “suitable” cancer type should meet the fol... cancer screening, Czech Republic, accredited cytology...
Personalised invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening programmes
invitations of Czech citizens to cancer screening... 2014, a project of personalised invitations for cancer screening programmes was launched in the Czech Republic. In particular,... invite their clients (persons insured) to cancer prevention programmes, and reimburse all necessary examinations related to... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...
Swinging 60s saw a rise in HPV related cancers
60s saw a rise in HPV related cancer... for cancers linked to a sexually-transmitted virus have increased in the post World War... looked at data from the Thames Cancer Registry to examine trends for the cancers linked to the human papillomavirus... Journal of Cancer Press... cancer, human papillomavirus,...
United Kingdom: Screening cuts cervical cancer rates by half
Kingdom: Screening cuts cervical cancer rates by... latest Cancer Research UK statistics reveal that there is hope on the horizon for cervical... now half as likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer as they were when the NHS Cervical Screening Programme began in 1988. The... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, cervical cancer screening, United...
Over-50s still face cervical cancer risk
still face cervical cancer... new study published by the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) has provided support for continuing cervical screening beyond... among over-50s reflects the fact that cervical cancer becomes slightly less common in this age group and some experts have even... Cancer Research... cancer, cervical cancer...
Modified surgical technique may improve cervical cancer treatment
surgical technique may improve cervical cancer... with early-stage cervical cancer could benefit from a modified surgical technique that offers fewer... of whom were treated for early-stage cervical cancer between 1999 and 2008. They found that 96 per cent of patients were still... Cancer Research... mesometrial resection, cervical cancer...
HPV vaccine protects against cervical cancer for at least six years
vaccine protects against cervical cancer for at least six... for the majority of cases of cervical cancer. Previous studies have shown the vaccine to be effective over a sustained... Cancer Research... cancer, human papillomavirus, HPV...
Early sexual encounters linked to increased risk of cervical cancer among deprived women
encounters linked to increased risk of cervical cancer among deprived... of the reasons why cervical cancer is more common among poorer women could be because they start having sex at a... women are twice as likely to get cervical cancer as more affluent women, research has shown that their levels of infection with... Cancer Research... cancer, socio-economic status, human...
Summary of the European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening – 2nd Edition
Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening – 2nd E... Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening – 2nd Edition was published in the Annals of Oncology [1]. The a... Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer Screening”, is available for download from the Publications Office of the EU w... Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer...
Jade Goody’s plight prompts rise in cervical screening
Goody died after a battle with cervical cancer earlier this year and the media coverage is thought to have encouraged many... Cancer Research... cancer, cervical screening, Jade Goody...
Study shows clinically-approved drugs could be used in fight against cervical cancer
drugs could be used in fight against cervical cancer... cancer could be eliminated through the use of two drugs normally used to treat breast... drugs, fulvestrant and raloxifene, cleared precancerous cells from the cervix and vagina as well as averting the onset of cancer in... Cancer Research... cancer, fulvestrant,...
Debate over role of HPV test in cervical screening
(HPV) - the major cause of cervical cancer - may not help to identify women who are at risk of the disease, a new UK... in predicting women's risk of developing pre-cancerous changes or cervical cancer. The new study, funded by the Medical... Cancer Research... papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
HPV test picks up more abnormal cell changes than regular smear test
(HPV) - the major cause of cervical cancer - could be used in national cervical cancer screening... screening [1]. And a second study, funded by Cancer Research UK and published in the British Journal of Cancer, suggests that... Cancer Research... papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
Cervical cancer vaccine 'may prevent more cases than initially thought'
cancer vaccine 'may prevent more cases than initially... cervical cancer vaccine could prevent even more cases of the disease in England than... that about 70 per cent of cases of cervical cancer are caused by types 16 or 18 of the human papillomavirus (HPV) - against which... Cancer Research... vaccine, cervical cancer...
Home-testing kits could help to detect HPV in women who do not attend cervical screening
(HPV) infection - the major cause of cervical cancer - could be detected if home-testing kits were given to women who cannot attend... to be administered to women at risk of cervical cancer. Professor Stephen Duffy, Cancer Research UK's professor of cancer screening... Cancer Research... papilloma virus, cervical cancer, home-testing...
Combination of drug and radiotherapy treatment cuts risk of death from cervical cancer
treatment cuts risk of death from cervical cancer... Paul Symonds from the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine at the University of Leicester, UK, has... histories of 1,412 patients from 42 different cancer treatment centres which were collected in 2001-2 as part of an audit which Dr... cancer... cancer, radiotherapy, cisplatin, survival...
Study confirms HPV genotypes responsible for majority of cervical cancers worldwide
genotypes responsible for majority of cervical cancers... 35) are responsible for over 90% of all cervical cancer cases worldwide, and should be the target of the next generation vaccines,... future type-specific HPV screening. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, and is predicted to... cancer... genotypes, cervical cancer...
HPV testing and vaccination could cut cervical screening to twice in a lifetime
to new calculations being presented at the NCRI Cancer Conference in... abnormal cells. Professor Peter Sasieni, a Cancer Research UK scientist at Queen Mary, University of London, will urge the UK... Cancer Research Institute Press... cancer screening, HPV...
'Patchwork' of gene faults could help predict cervical cancer drug success
of gene faults could help predict cervical cancer drug... Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that cervical cancer patients who have... of resistant cells already being present in the cancer before treatment begins, explaining why some cervical cancers come back... Journal of Cancer Press... faults, recurrence, cervical cancer...
Good outlook for women with normal Pap smears after treatment for cervical lesions
news for women treated for precancerous cervical lesions. A Dutch study published in The Lancet Oncology [1] shows... risk of post-treatment CIN grade 2 or 3 or cancer. Read the whole article at ecancer.org Reference Kocken M,... cancer... neoplasia, cytological screening, cervical cancer...
HIV drug lopinavir 'may prevent cervical cancer' by targeting the virus that causes the disease
drug lopinavir 'may prevent cervical cancer' by targeting the virus that causes the... HIV treatment could prevent cases of cervical cancer by killing off cells infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV), according... attacks HPV - which causes almost all cervical cancer - by 'switching on' the natural defences in infected cells. The study,... Cancer Research... human papillomavirus, cervical cancer...
UICC: HPV and Cervical Cancer Curriculum
HPV and Cervical Cancer... and self-learning, the HPV and Cervical Cancer Curriculum has been designed to improve individual knowledge on HPV and... credit: International Union Against Cancer (UICC) Professional Education to improve cervical cancer prevention... cancer,...
Discovery of gene ripple effect which causes cervical cancer to advance and spread
of gene ripple effect which causes cervical cancer to advance and... Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered that a common gene fault in cervical... levels of a gene called Drosha in cervical cancer cells. Drosha is located on chromosome five which is overabundant in the... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer, gene fault, micro-RNAs,...
HPV and Pap co-testing study for cervical cancer screening reports
and Pap co-testing study for cervical cancer screening... PhD, principal investigator in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute. "These... cancer... papillomavirus, Pap test, cervical cancer...
Drop in pre-cancerous cervical changes in Australia after HPV vaccination introduced
in pre-cancerous cervical changes in Australia after HPV vaccination... number of women with precancerous cervical changes has fallen in Victoria, Australia since the introduction... abnormalities - the precursors to cervical cancer - following the introduction of HPV vaccination. But, the researchers noted... Cancer Research... vaccination, precancerous cervical lesions, cervical...
HPV testing for two high-risk strains could identify women at greatest risk of cervical cancer
identify women at greatest risk of cervical cancer... (HPV16 and HPV18) detects more high-grade pre-cancerous lesions (which can lead to cervical cancer) than current cervical cancer... effective than cytology-based primary cervical cancer screening, but the best strategy for managing women infected with HPV remains... cancer...
Contraceptive intrauterine devices could reduce risk of cervical cancer
devices could reduce risk of cervical cancer... reduce the risk of women developing cervical cancer, new research from Spain shows... egg - were around half as likely to develop the cancer as women who had never used IUDs. Xavier Castellsagué and scientists at the ... Cancer Research... device, human papillomavirus, cervical cancer...
Fewer than three doses of cervical cancer vaccine effective
than three doses of cervical cancer vaccine... it comes to preventive measures against cervical cancer, according to a new study published in the Journal of the National Cancer... shutterstock.com Across the globe, cervical cancer is the third most common cancer among women, and HPV types 16 and 18 are a... cancer... vaccine, cervical cancer, number of...
First global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases worldwide
global analysis of breast and cervical cancer estimates 2 million new cases... number of new cases of breast cancer diagnosed worldwide has risen dramatically from about 640 000 in 1980 to 1.6... (51%) of the 1.6 million new cases of breast cancer and the majority (76%) of the 425 000 new cases of cervical cancer occurred in... cancer... cancer, cervical cancer, incidence, mortality, developing countries, screening...
Studies reveal potential HPV vaccine to substantially reduce incidence of cervical cancer and suggest screening programmes could be modified
to substantially reduce incidence of cervical cancer and suggest screening programmes could be... serious immediate precursor to invasive cervical cancer (ICC), particularly when given to young adolescent girls before they become... substantially reduce the incidence of cervical cancer, probably allowing modification of screening programmes... when conducted... cancer... vaccine, invasive cervical cancer, vaccination programmes, cervical cancer...
HPV home tests for cervical cancer prove effective in study
home tests for cervical cancer prove effective in... (HPV) – the virus that causes cervical cancer – at home is at least as sensitive as conventional cytology (smear testing) in ... HPV testing detected 4.2 times more invasive cancers than did cytology (30 against 7 per 10,000). However, the 'positive... Cancer Research... home test, smear test, cervical cancer...
One in six worldwide cancers down to 'largely preventable or treatable' infection
in six worldwide cancers down to 'largely preventable or treatable'... one in six worldwide cancers - two million new cases every year - are caused by infections, according to a... and hepatitis B and C - were behind 1.9 million cancers, most of which were cancers of the cervix, stomach and liver. The estimates,... Cancer Research...
Researchers identify cervical cells most susceptible to HPV infection
by human papillomavirus (HPV) and lead to cancer, new research suggests... only in a certain region of the cervix become cancerous when infected with the virus, which causes almost all cases of the... Cancer Research... cells, HPV infection, cervical cancer, human...
HPV vaccine reduces infection, even in unvaccinated
and HPV-18, cause about 70 percent of cervical cancer. Thus, the results are promising in that they suggest that vaccine...
Single HPV test 'predicts cancer risk for up to 18 years'
HPV test 'predicts cancer risk for up to 18... predict who will develop early signs of cervical cancer up to 18 years later, US researchers have found... testing for high-risk HPV can predict cervical cancer risk for a few years, it's remarkable that this predictive effect lasts for... Cancer Research...
The Lancet publishes largest ever study on global burden of disease
injury, as non-communicable diseases, such as cancer and heart disease, become the dominant causes of death and disability... cancer...
Cervical smear tests 'could also detect ovarian and womb cancer'
smear tests 'could also detect ovarian and womb cancer... be used to detect ovarian and womb (endometrial) cancers, according to preliminary US research... relating specifically to womb and ovarian cancer from cells that had trickled down to the cervix. The test identified all of... Cancer Research... screening, cervical smear test, ovarian cancer, womb...
HPV associated cancer incidence rates point to needed efforts to increase HPV vaccination coverage
associated cancer incidence rates point to needed efforts to increase HPV vaccination... the decline in cancer death rates in the U.S., there is an increase in incidence rates for cancers... credit: depositphotos.com The American Cancer Society (ACS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the... vaccination coverage, HPV-associated cancer...
1.5 million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by 2025
million premature cancer deaths could be prevented per year if targets set to reduce NCDs are met by... Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)... 7.6 million people die from cancer worldwide every year, out of which, 4 million people die prematurely (aged 30... for International Cancer Control (UICC), International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World...
Tackling tobacco consumption and improving vaccination access are two of the best ways to reduce global cancer burden
access are two of the best ways to reduce global cancer... poorest countries as well as ensuring the best cancer vaccines are available to those most in need are key in order to reduce the... ever meeting of senior representatives of major cancer research organisations from countries across the world, representing more than... Cancer Research UK Press... cancer burden, anti-smoking measures, cancer...
HPV vaccine trends point to failures in patient education, vaccine programs
trends in three separate studies published in Cancer [1], Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics [2] and Vaccine [3]. Using data...
Cervical cancer: DNA-based test more accurate than repeat smear (“Pap”)
cancer: DNA-based test more accurate than repeat smear... at higher risk of having precursors of cervical cancer, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. The authors found that the... who might be at high risk of developing cervical cancer. Cells collected in the smear test are examined under the microscope. If... cancer, cervical smear test, HPV test, atypical squamous cells of undetermined...
HPV testing could cut cervical cancers by a third
testing could cut cervical cancers by a... could prevent around 600 cases of cervical cancer a year in... depositphotos.com These results - from Cancer Research UK - are being presented at Public Health England’s National Cancer I... Cancer Research UK Press... papillomavirus, HPV, cervical cancer, cervical...
New study shows HPV vaccine helping lower HPV infection rates in teen girls
50,000 girls alive today will develop cervical cancer over their lifetime that would have been prevented if we reach 80 percent...
Invitation to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the future
to cancer screening is an investment which will pay off in the... workshop “Cancer Screening Programmes in the Czech Republic and Importance of Personalised... (Image credit: IBA MU) Guarantors of Czech cancer screening programmes, representatives of the Czech Ministry of Health, health... invitations, breast cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, cancer...
IARC warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming pace'
warns 'cancer burden growing at an alarming... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialised cancer agency of the World Health Organisation, is... World Cancer Report 2014 Based on the latest statistics on trends in cancer incidence... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Cancer Report 2014, cancer prevention, early detection,...
Cervical cancer, a common cause of death in countries where no screening programmes are available
cancer, a common cause of death in countries where no screening programmes are... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization, today... the most recent estimates for 28 types of cancer in 184 countries worldwide and offers a comprehensive overview of the global... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), GLOBOCAN 2012, cancer incidence, cancer prevalence, cancer mortality,...
Launch of new European Code Against Cancer
of new European Code Against Cancer... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO),... European Code Against Cancer Based on the best available scientific evidence, the new Code provides 12... Code Against Cancer, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization...
Nine-valent HPV vaccine may prevent nearly 90 percent of cervical cancers
may prevent nearly 90 percent of cervical cancer... were found to cause the majority of cervical precancers, a nine-valent HPV vaccine currently being investigated may be able to... wanted to study how many cervical precancers could potentially be prevented by an investigational nine-valent HPV vaccine... papillomavirus, HPV vaccine, cervical cancer...
New WHO guide to prevent and control cervical cancer
WHO guide to prevent and control cervical cancer... countries better prevent and control cervical cancer. The disease is one of the world’s deadliest – but most easily... new “Comprehensive cervical cancer control: a guide to essential practice” will be launched at the World... cancer prevention, World Health...
Most types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IARC
types of cancer not due to “bad luck”, says IAR... International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s specialised cancer agency, strongly d... across a wide range of tissues with lifetime cancer risk and suggests that random mutations (or “bad luck”) are “the major contr... Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), World Health Organization (WHO), cancer...
Screening for HPV infection alone more accurate than Pap Test in the detection of cervical cancer, especially in younger women
than Pap Test in the detection of cervical cancer, especially in younger... results than Pap (smear) testing for cervical cancer, say the authors of two papers to published today in the journal Gynecologic... the major US organizations involved in cervical cancer screening, and addressed questions related to the safety and effectiveness of... cancer, cervical smear test, human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV test, Papanicolau smear...
The Lancet Oncology: 2 large trials provide further evidence that 1 dose of HPV vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancers
vaccine could prevent the majority of cervical cancer... infections, which cause about 70% of cervical cancers, as the current two- and three-dose schedules, according to new research... protect the majority of women against cervical cancer, and suggest that a one-dose schedule should be further evaluated. If one dose... papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccine, cervical cancer...
Study finds decreased rates of high-grade cervical lesions in young women after approval of HPV vaccines and changes in cancer screening
after approval of HPV vaccines and changes in cancer... trend may be due in part to changes in cervical cancer screening recommendations... depositphotos.com Published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study illustrates... cervical lesions, cervical cancer screening, HPV...
The supplements to European guidelines for cervical cancer screening published by Commission
supplements to European guidelines for cervical cancer screening published by... edition of the European guidelines for cervical cancer... guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening, 2nd Edition The cervical cancer screening guidelines promote safe,... cancer... cancer screening, European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Cancer...
Public health in the EU: encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening programmes
encouraging developments in the area of national cancer screening... report on the 2003 Council Recommendation on cancer screening, published today [1], reveals a steep rise in national screening... Safety, said “Breast, cervical and colorectal cancer claim the lives of around a quarter of a million European citizens each year.... cancer screening, cervical cancer screening, colorectal cancer screening, European...
First global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer prevention
global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer... (HPV) vaccination for the prevention of cervical cancer [1]. This is the first guideline on primary prevention of cervical cancer that... resource-stratified guidelines on cervical cancer, also stratified to these four levels of resources [2, 3]. Key guideline... cancer, HPV vaccination, guidelines, American Society of Clinical Oncology...
Vaccine to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term effectiveness
to prevent most cervical cancers shows long-term... can literally eradicate the majority of cervical cancer cases shows long-term effectiveness in a study published in The Lancet... Gardasil 9 can reduce 90 percent of cervical cancers. “There is no question that the vaccine works,” said primary... vaccine, cervical cancer, human papilloma virus (HPV), long-term...
HPV vaccination: benefits and risks
cells. These lesions are known as cervical ‘precancer’ because over time they can progress to cervical cancer if left u... cancer, precancerous lesions, human papilloma virus (HPV), HPV...
Reasons to get vaccinated against HPV
prevents the development of several serious cancers and protects human... the spectrum of current options for cancer control, HPV vaccination actually presents a groundbreaking and unique way of... vaccination coverage, HPV vaccine, HPV-related cancer...
New cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection rate
cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection... new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a randomised clinical screening... study, published in the International Journal of Cancer [1], compared a new ‘epigenetics-based’ cervical cancer test with... papillomavirus, epigenetic changes, cervical cancer, screening method, detection...
Rapid scale-up of HPV vaccine and screening could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by 2050
could prevent up to 13 million cases of cervical cancer by... cancer could be eliminated as a public health problem in most countries by the end of... credit: depositphotos.com Cervical cancer could potentially be eliminated as a major public health problem in 149 out of... cancer, HPV vaccination, cervical screening, human papillomavirus, global strategy,...
Experimental therapy completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer precursors
completely clears HPV in one-third of cervical cancer... potential new immune-based therapy to treat precancers in the cervix completely eliminated both the lesion and the underlying HPV... HPV types that cause nearly all cervical cancer precursors, known as cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, or CIN. "There... HPV infection, therapeutic vaccine, cervical cancer, cervical intraepithelial...
Urine test could prevent cervical cancer
test could prevent cervical cancer... as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists. The study,... numbers of women who are screened for cervical cancer, which affects more than 3,000 women every year in the UK. The research was... test, cervical cancer, high-risk human papillomavirus, high-risk HPV, cervical cancer...