?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Do+All+Cases+of+Diagnosed+Carcinoma+Cervix+Need+HIV+Screening%3F&rft.creator=Khurana%2C+A&rft.creator=Chauhan%2C+AK&rft.creator=Bansal%2C+N&rft.creator=Verma%2C+YP&rft.creator=Kaur%2C+P&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+This+observational+study+was+aimed+to+determine+the+frequency+of+existence+of+sero-positivity+for+human+immunodeficiency+virus+(HIV)+infection+among+women+of+age+between+25+to+75+years+with+invasive+cervical+carcinoma+and+to+decide+whether+HIV+testing+should+be+included+as+part+of+the+initial+routine+work-up+of+cervical+cancer+patients.+Methods%3A+Histologically+proven+120+cases+of+invasive+carcinoma+cervix%2C+who+came+for+treatment+between+2009-2013%2C+in+the+department+of+radiotherapy%2C+after+counselling+gave+consent+were+investigated+for+HIV+by+immunochromatography+based+rapid+test.+Results%3A+Out+of+120+patients+investigated%2C+reports+revealed+that+only+two+patients+(1.67%25)+were+HIV+seropositive.+Both+of+these+patients+were+already+HIV+seropositive+and+on+gynaecological+screening+were+found+to+have+malignancy+of+cervix.+No+patient+of+diagnosed+carcinoma+cervix+was+found+seropositive+for+HIV.+Most+patients+(106%2F120)+were+above+40+years+of+age%2C+from+rural+background+(92%2F120)+and+housewives+(80%2F120).+Only+15%25+(18%2F120)+were+smokers.+95.8%25+(115%2F120)+were+of+stage+II+and+III.+None+presented+with+metastasis.+Most+common+pathology+was+moderately+differentiated+carcinoma%2C+in+76+patients+(63.3%25).+Conclusion%3A+Screening+for+HIV%2C+as+part+of+the+initial+work+up+for+cervical+cancer+is+not+necessary+in+countries+with+limited+resources+and+low+HIV+prevalence.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2014-05-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9730%2F1%2F2014-1-4.pdf&rft.identifier=++Khurana%2C+A+and+Chauhan%2C+AK+and+Bansal%2C+N+and+Verma%2C+YP+and+Kaur%2C+P++(2014)+Do+All+Cases+of+Diagnosed+Carcinoma+Cervix+Need+HIV+Screening%3F++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F9730%2F