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Reference Manual - IARC Screening Group

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Talking with Women About Cervical CancerQ: What is the advantage of the treatment if I might not actually havedisease?A: The advantage of the treatment is that you will most likely not havecervical cancer in the next 10 years. Even when no abnormal tissue isseen, the earliest form of disease might be present. Providing thistreatment will cause new healthy cells to grow on the cervix, thusreducing the chance that a cancer could occur.REFERENCESHuezo CM and C Carignan.1997. Medical and Service DeliveryGuidelines, Second edition. International Planned Parenthood Federation,Medical Department: London.Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH). 1997. PlanningAppropriate Cervical Cancer Control Programs. PATH: Seattle,Washington.4-10 Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines for Low-Resource Settings

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