Electra D. Paskett, PhD

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, Professor, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, discusses screening for cervical cancer.

Pap smear screening is not feasible in low-resources countries because of personnel, infrastructure, and laboratory space. In these low-resource countries, vinegar is a reasonable alternative.

In the U.S., large pap test programs are well-received and integrated into the workings of the medical care system. There are pockets of populations that do not have regular pap smear screening because of access, cost, and mistrust of the medical care community. In these areas, vinegar could be a reasonable alternative.

Pap smear screening is not feasible in low-resource countries because of personnel, infrastructure, and laboratory space

Vinegar is a reasonable screening tool for cervical cancer screening

There are pockets of populations in the U.S. that could use vinegar as an alternative screening tool

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Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Countries

Electra D. Paskett, PhD, Professor, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, describes the use of vinegar (acetic acid) as a cervical cancer screening tool.

In this large, cluster-randomized study in Mumbai, India, 150,000 women were screened every 2 years (n = 75,360) using visual inspection with acetic acid or no cervical cancer screening (n = 76,178) -- the current local standard of care in India, where there is no countrywide Pap screening program because there is no infrastructure to support it.

A reduction in death in the intervention arm was demonstrated, proving that this program is effective in a low-resource country.

150,000 women were randomized to screening every 2 years using visual inspection with acetic acid or no cervical cancer screening

There was a reduction in death in the intervention arm, proving that this program is effective

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Cervical Cancer Screening in Low-Resource Countries

Using Vinegar as a Cervical Cancer Screening Tool