Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Screening and Treatment of Precancerous Lesions for Cervical Cancer Prevention in Saudi Arabia

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is the third most common gynecological malignancy in Saudi women with an estimated incidence rate of 1.9 cases per 100 000 women-years. More than 40% of cervical cancer cases are diagnosed at advanced stages due to lack of a routine screening program in Saudi Arabia. Thus...

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Main Authors: Hazem Mahmoud Al-Mandeel, Emad Sagr, Khalid Sait, Hassan Mohamed Latifah, Abdulaziz Al-Obaid, Ismail A. Al-Badawi, Abdulmohsen O. Alkushi, Hany Salem, Nada S. Massoudi, Holger Schunemann, Reem A Mustafa, Romina Brignardello-Petersen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2016-09-01
Series:Annals of Saudi Medicine
Online Access:https://www.annsaudimed.net/doi/full/10.5144/0256-4947.2016.313