Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient Data to Assess the Sensitivity of Cervical Cytology for Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Purpose: To assess the sensitivity of cervical cytology to cancer by pooling individual patient cytology results from cancers diagnosed in studies that assessed cervical screening in low- and middle-income countries. Methods: Two authors reviewed studies identified through PubMed and Embase database...

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Main Authors: Alejandra Castanon, Rebecca Landy, Dimitrios Michalopoulos, Roshni Bhudia, Hannah Leaver, You Lin Qiao, Fanghui Zhao, Peter Sasieni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Clinical Oncology 2017-10-01
Series:Journal of Global Oncology
Online Access:http://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JGO.2016.008011