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Innovative Technologies for Cervical Cancer Preven ...
Innovative Technologies for Cervical Cancer Prevention & Treatment
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In this video, the speaker discusses projects related to cervical cancer prevention and treatment conducted by the bioengineering group at Rice University. The speaker highlights the inequity in cervical cancer incidence and death rates, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. They emphasize that cervical cancer is preventable, thanks to vaccines and screening techniques such as VIA, pap testing, and HPV DNA testing. They also mention the treatable pre-invasive phase and the importance of early intervention. However, they note that current prevention systems are not user-friendly and require multiple visits and access to pathology services, which are often lacking in low-resource settings. The speaker introduces two technologies being developed by Rice University: a paper-based HPV DNA test for affordable and accessible screening, and the high-resolution micro endoscope (HRME) for real-time diagnosis of precancerous lesions without the need for biopsies. The HRME has been tested in Brazil and El Salvador, showing promising results. The speaker concludes by mentioning ongoing studies in Mozambique and notes the publication of a related paper on a cervical cancer prevention course conducted in Nepal.
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Kathleen Schmeler
March 2020
Keywords
cervical cancer prevention
bioengineering group
Rice University
HPV DNA testing
high-resolution micro endoscope
low-resource settings
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