tailieunhanh - WOMEN AND HEALTH CARE: A NATIONAL PROFILE

Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology/ Biopsy (FNAC/FNAB) is now a widely accepted diagnostic procedure, which has largely replaced open biopsy. This method is applicable to lesions that are easily palpable, for example swellings in Thyroid, Breast, superficial Lymph node etc. Imaging techniques, mainly ultra-sonography and computed tomography, offer an opportunity for guided FNAC of deeper structures. The practice of diagnostic cytology needs proper training of the laboratory personnel including cytopathologist, cytotechnologist and cytotechnician. The role of cytotechnician is very important in cancer control programmes where large numbers of asymptomatic population have to be screened | KEY FINDINGS FROM THE KAISER WOMEN S HEALTH SURVEY THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION JULY 2005 FOUNDATION WOMEN AND HEALTH CARE A National Profile KEY FINDINGS FROM THE KAISER WOMEN S HEALTH SURVEY Report Prepared By Alina Salganicoff . Usha R. Ranji . Kaiser Family Foundation And Roberta Wyn . University Of California Los Angeles Center For Health Policy Research THE HENRY J. KAISER FAMILY KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION JULY 2005 FOUNDATION Acknowledgements The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following individuals who provided valuable assistance in various aspects of the survey design analysis and preparation of this report. In particular the Foundation thanks Roberta Wyn of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research for her thoughtful contributions to the survey design analysis and report preparation Mary McIntosh Kimberly Hewitt and Anni Poikolainen of Princeton Survey Research Associates International for their outstanding work on the survey design administration and analysis the external reviewers of the survey instrument Jennifer Haas of Harvard Medical School Carol Weisman of Penn State College of Medicine and Elaine Zahnd of Public Health Institute and Lori Cook for her research assistance. In addition the authors thank several of their colleagues at the Kaiser Family Foundation including Mollyann Brodie and Rebecca Levin for their assistance with survey design programming and data analysis Michelle Kitchman and Tricia Neuman for their review of the survey instrument and findings and Stephanie Sloan and Leahandah Soundy for the design and production of this .