2006 Volume 45 Issue 2 Pages 91-95
Objective: We studied the efficacy of clinical sumpling in cervical cancer examination comparing cotton swabs and Cervex brushes. Subjects were 26, 344 women who participated in a cervical cancer screening program from 1999 to 2004.
Study Design: For sampling with cotton swab and brush, at those who took medical examination two or three years successively and every other year (hereinafter interval), rate of ‘close examination required’ and clinical state found in the close examination was comparatively examined.
Result: For either device, two years successively were significantly higher than three years successively but no significant difference for interval. In comparing a sampling for rate of ‘close examination required’ for three years successively, cotton swab was higher than brush. For clinical state found, no significant difference of two years successively and three years successively with cotton swab, but with brush, only Mild dysplasia was found for three years successively.
Conclusion: In performing cervical cancer screening every other year, it is desirable that samples, we have to have history of one or more than two years successively and sampling device should be specified.
