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Abnormal Pap tests  Explains what a Pap test is and what a colposcopy is. Lists the risk factors for cervical cancer. Outlines treatment choices available to women with abnormal Pap test results. Source: Peel Public Health Abnormal Pap tests   Explains what abnormal Pap test results mean. Describes what kind of care or treatment may be required following an abnormal test result. Source: Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN) Alberta Cervical Cancer Screening Program  Promotes early detection of cervical cancer in Alberta. Website includes frequently asked questions about cervical cancer and pap tests, and resources to promote pap tests. Source: Alberta Cancer Board Cervical cancer program  Presents a list of risk factors that can increase the chances of cervical cancer. Outlines federal government initiatives on cervical cancer issues and provides links to publications. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Cervical cancer screening in Alberta: women's knowledge, attitudes and behaviours survey  Presents results from a survey of Alberta women, age forty to sixty nine, about their knowledge of cervical cancer, utilization of screening methods such as pap tests, and barriers to being tested. Link requires PDF reader. Source: Alberta Cancer Board Cervical cancer screening program (CCSP)  Describes a cervical cancer-screening program facilitated by the BC Cancer Agency, which is intended for prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. Source: BC Cancer Agency Cervical screening   Provides information on cervical cancer, screening, pap tests, and the connection between human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer. Includes information about the Ontario Cervical Screening Program. Source: Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) Effectiveness of letters to Cape Breton women who have not had a recent Pap smear  Describes a research project in which letters were sent to a sample of women in Cape Breton encouraging them to have a Pap test. Comparisons were made between the proportion of women who received letters and who later had Pap tests against women who had not been sent a letter. Source: Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) From: Chronic diseases in Canada Facts on cancer in Ontario: pap test, cervical screening and cancer  Reports on the number of women in Ontario who report being screened for cervical cancer. Argues for an organized screening program which will encourage regular pap tests and ensure follow up of abnormal test results. Source: Canadian Cancer Society, Ontario Division HPV info for adults  Answers questions on what HPV is, types of HPV, how someone knows they have it, how it is transmitted, how it is treated, and how to prevent it. Discusses HPV as the cause of genital and anal warts, and in relation to cancer risks. Source: Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC) From: HPV Info
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