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Reference Manual - IARC Screening Group

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IntroductionTable 1-6. Provision of Cervical Cancer Prevention Services (by Level of Healthcare Facility and Staff)LEVELSTAFF MAYINCLUDECommunity • Communityleaders a• Women’s groups• Community healthworkersSERVICES• Recognition of importanceof cervical cancer• Referral to facilities wherescreening is available• Palliative (supportive)careREQUIREMENTSCommunity mobilizationInformation, education, andcommunication: radiomessages, pamphlets, andother public informationPrimary Level b(Primary Health,Family Planning orPolyclinics)First Referral Level(District Hospital)Secondary andTertiary Level(Regional orReferral Hospital)Nurses, midwives orphysician assistantsAbove plus:• Medical officers• Nurse midwives• (Ob/Gynspecialists)Above plus:• Ob/Gyn specialists• (Ob/Gynoncologists)• (Radiotherapist)Above activities, plus:• Counseling (sexual andcancer risk)• VIA• Treatment withcryotherapy or referralAbove activities (VIA,cryotherapy), plus:• Visual Inspection of thecervix using acetic acidand low-powermagnification (VIAM) orHPV testing• LEEP or cone biopsy• Simple hysterectomyAbove activities, plus:• Full diagnostics(colposcopy, biopsy,HPV)• Radical surgery• Radiotherapya Knowledgeable people, local nongovernmental organizations and private groupsb Level where VIA and cryotherapy are appropriateTraining and access tonecessary suppliesPelvic examInfection preventionBasic equipment, CO 2 andsuppliesLimited specialty hospitalLab with HPV assessmentcapabilityLEEP machine and thinwire loopsGeneral anesthesiaFull specialty hospitalRadiation therapy servicesChemotherapyREFERENCESAlliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP). 2004. Planning andImplementing Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Programs: A<strong>Manual</strong> for Managers. ACCP.Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP). 2003. Effectiveness,safety, and acceptability of cryotherapy: A systematic literature review.Cervical Cancer Prevention Issues in Depth, No. 1. (January).American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. 2004. ACOGStatement of Policy: Cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings.Obstetrics & Gynecology 103: 607–609.1-16 Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines for Low-Resource Settings

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