Cancer Screening

Pap test screening is a challenge in Canada for those serving immigrants

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 9th, 2004

Canadian researchers face challenges in Pap test screening for South Asian immigrants.

"The purpose of this article is to describe experiences and challenges in establishing a South Asian Pap Test Clinic. The specialized Pap test clinic for immigrant South Asian women was a community-initiated response to high rates of cervical cancer within this population. Efforts were made to ensure that the clinic provided health services in a sensitive and culturally appropriate manner," scientists in Canada reported in a recent issue of Public Health Nursing.

"Although women were generally positive about their experiences at the South Asian Pap Test...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-11-09)

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