Planning and Implementing Cervical Cancer Prevention and Control Programs: A Manual for Managers

Abstract

[About the manual]. Unlike most other cancers, cervical cancer can be prevented through screening programs designed to identify and treat precancerous lesions. Still, more than 490,000 new cases of cervical cancer occur among women worldwide each year (Ferlay et al. 2004). Approximately 80% of all cases of cervical cancer worldwide occur in less-developed countries, because prevention programs are either nonexistent or poorly executed ... This manual aims to help management teams in planning, implementing, and monitoring cervical cancer prevention and control services. The manual focuses on the generic programme elements crucial to the success of cervical cancer prevention and control programmes and deals with the full continuum from prevention via screening and treatment to palliative care. It presents various service delivery options applicable to different geographical and cultural settings, and to a range of resource levels.