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Prediction of Cervical Cancer Using Machine Learning
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Ashish Kumar, Revant Singh Rai, Mehdi Gheisari
Cervical screening helps in the early detection of cancer. It can take years for pre-cancerous lesions to form, and they can be left undiscovered. This is the reason why women above the age of 30 should regularly get screened.
Women in food insecure, rural Appalachian households participate in risky sexual behaviors: a pilot study
Published in Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition, 2020
Sumali S. Hewage, Hannah R. Griswold, Alexander V. Sergeev, Jody M. Gerome, Angela Hamilton, David H. Holben
The study was approved by the Ohio University Institutional Review Board. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in March–July 2013. Participants (n = 156) were a convenience sample of females 21 years and older attending an OBGYN clinic in Athens County, Ohio, for cervical screening/testing (Pap test, HPV test, and/or colposcopy). Participants were required to be able to speak and write English.
Hapū Ora (pregnancy wellness): Māori research responses from conception, through pregnancy and ‘the first 1000 days’ – a call to action for us all
Published in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2022
Liza K. Edmonds, Fiona Cram, Matthew Bennett, Charlie Lambert, Anna Adcock, Kendall Stevenson, Stacie Geller, Evelyn Jane MacDonald, Tina Bennett, Francesca Storey, Melanie Gibson-Helm, Sidney Ropitini, Brittany Taylor, Victoria Bell, Caitlin Hoskin, Beverly Lawton
The results in this section are presented sequentially from preconception through to the postnatal period. He Tapu Te Whare Tangata – The sacred house of humanity, explores HPV screening to prevent cervical cancer (Adcock et al. 2019a, 2021a; MacDonald et al. 2021). These studies included a cluster randomised control trial (RCT) alongside qualitative studies exploring HPV self-testing. The continuation of whakapapa (genealogy) is crucial for the survival and flourishing of whānau, hapū, and iwi. The adage He Tapu Te Whare Tangata indicates the reverence of Māori women and people with cervices as ‘whare tangata’ (houses of humanity) and the sacredness of the womb, also known as ‘whare tangata’ (the house in which all human life grows), for their vital role in this continuation (Adcock et al. 2021a). Persistent inequities in reproductive, maternal and pēpi health outcomes compromise the ability of Māori whānau, hapū, and iwi to flourish as Māori (Cram 2017). Hapū Ora starts before conception. As the neck of the womb, the health of the cervix impacts the ability of the womb to fulfil its role as the whare tangata, and the ability of women and people with cervices as whare tangata to lead long and healthy lives. Cervical screening and early treatment for cervical pre-cancerous changes are important for a healthy cervix, free of cervical cancer. Looking for HPV is more effective than cytology as primary cervical screening to prevent cervical cancer, and it can be done by a self-test using a vaginal swab. Significantly, being able to self-test for HPV reduces barriers to screening (Adcock et al. 2019a, 2021a; MacDonald et al. 2021), and, therefore, has the potential to support He Tapu Te Whare Tangata, by addressing inequities in access to cervical screening and follow-up for Māori. Ongoing HPV research, in partnership with iwi in rural areas of Aotearoa, is exploring whether innovative rapid point-of-care technology, combined with HPV self-testing and appropriate follow-up support, improves access to colposcopy (examination of the cervix). Findings from these studies will have significant implications for the broader delivery of rural health services and indigenous health (Lawton et al. 2020a).