GENERAL MEDICINE: Visual Cervix Cancer Screening Test: Cheap and Effective in the Developing World

Audio Journal of Medicine, August 8th 2007 Visual Cervix Cancer Screening Test: Cheap and Effective in the Developing World REFERENCE: Lancet 2007;370:398-406 RENGASWAMY SANKARANARAYANAN, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon An inexpensive visual cervix cancer-screening test has proved its worth in India according to a publication in the Lancet. Inspecting the cervix visually after applying 4% acetic acid can reduce the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer in developing countries. Nicola Solomon interviewed Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan.