HPV-based cervical cancer screening in Nicaragua: from testing to treatment

• Main Authors: Francesca Holme (Author), Francisco Maldonado (Author), Orlando B. Martinez-Granera (Author), Jose Maria Rodriguez (Author), Juan Almendarez (Author), Rose Slavkovsky (Author), Pooja Bansil (Author), Kerry A. Thomson (Author), Jose Jeronimo (Author), Silvia de Sanjose (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In Nicaragua, cervical cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, primarily using self-sampling, was introduced between 2014 and 2018 in three provinces. We analyzed data from the HPV screening program with the goal of describing...