Women's cancer prevention and management

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether offering self sampling of cervicovaginal material for high risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is an effective screening method for women who do not attend regular cervical screening programmes. DESIGN: Cohort study (the PROHTECT trial). Settings Noord-Holland and Flevoland regions…

OBJECTIVE: To gain a holistic and deep understanding about how mastectomy effects the body image of women who have breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The sample of this qualitative descriptive study consisted of twenty patients who underwent mastectomy procedures. Semi-structured interviews were conducted during th…

• AYLA GÜRSOY

BACKGROUND: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a well-known pathogen for lower genital tract neoplasias, yet little is known regarding HPV prevalence in Turkey. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of HPV DNA and to determine HPV types distribution among women with normal and abnormal cytology. METHODS:…

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• AYGÜL AKYÜZ

Objectives: Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes cervical cancer. This study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitude of university students toward HPV infection and vaccine prevention in Turkey. Methods: A total of 1563 female and male university students participated in the study. The study design was descriptive…

• İLGÜN ÖZEN ÇINAR

BACKGROUND: This study was conducted to determine knowledge, attitudes and practices about cervical cancer and HPV vaccination of students studying in various faculties of Erciyes University. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was performed among the first and fourth grade students of Medicine, Theology, Education and E…

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• CİHAN TOĞRUL

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is seen in women during their reproductive period, where stromal tissue and functional endometrial glands of the uterus are observed outside the uterine cavity. In this study, we aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of our patients who underwent surgery with scar endometriosis and to…

• OZAN DOĞAN

OBJECTIVE: Endometriosis is seen in women during their reproductive period, where stromal tissue and functional endometrial glands of the uterus are observed outside the uterine cavity. In this study, we aimed to identify the clinical characteristics of our patients who underwent surgery with scar endometriosis and to…

• RAHİME NİDA BAYIK

AIMS: The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of patients undergoing an excisional breast biopsy. BACKGROUND: It has been determined that women who feel a lump or a lesion in their breast delay seeking medical treatment because it could be cancer and they might need a mastectomy and/or the cancer…

• YELDA CANDAN DÖNMEZ

AIMS: The purpose of this study was to explore the lived experience of patients undergoing an excisional breast biopsy. BACKGROUND: It has been determined that women who feel a lump or a lesion in their breast delay seeking medical treatment because it could be cancer and they might need a mastectomy and/or the cancer…

• ESMA ÖZŞAKER

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between the level of the social support perceived by patients with gynecologic cancer and their mental adjustment to cancer. METHODS: The present descriptive study enrolled women with gynecologic cancer receiving care in the Diyarbakir province of Turkey between November 2013 a…

• MESUDE DUMAN