IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 50 / Issue 4 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog5004082
Open Access Review
Cervical Cancer Prevention: The Role of the Nurse and Medical Care in Primary and Secondary Cancer Prevention
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1 Center for Pediatric, Adolescent Gynecology and Sexology Division of Gynecology, Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-758 Poznan, Poland
2 Higher School of Strategic Planning in Dąbrowa Górnicza, 41-303 Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland
3 Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, 01-938 Warszawa, Poland
4 Nursing Department, President Stanisław Wojciechowski State University of Kalisz, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland
5 Division of Gynecology, Department of Perinatology and Gynecology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-758 Poznan, Poland
6 Institute of Human Biology and Evolution, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
*Correspondence: plagens.rotman@gmail.com (Katarzyna Plagens-Rotman)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2023, 50(4), 82; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog5004082
Submitted: 28 August 2022 | Revised: 23 October 2022 | Accepted: 27 October 2022 | Published: 18 April 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Objective: Although these days the priority is to fight the Covid-19 pandemic, the importance of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is not to be neglected. Mechanism: Cervical cancer is caused mainly by a chronic infection with one or more of the high-risk subtypes of HPV —most commonly a sexually transmitted disease acquired early in life. Most HPV infections go away on their own, but some can lead to a precancerous state that, if left untreated, can undergo complete neoplastic transformation. Findings in Brief: There is a hope that in the future the combination of screening tests with vaccinations against oncogenic strains of HPV will allow reductions in the percentage of those contracting cervical cancer. Conclusions: The importance of educational activities should be emphasized in developmental gynecology in the context of oncological prevention. The roles of both doctors and nurses are important here. During the Covid-19 Pandemic, these kinds of activities are not to be abandoned. In addition, efforts should be made to develop more practical and workable HPV and cervical screening strategies for use during a pandemic.

Keywords
gynaecology
oncology
girls
HPV
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