Incredible increase in Human Papilloma Virus and HPV-associated pathologies seen in far younger people with active sexual life always prompt us, the physicians, to less aggressive treatments. While we did cold-knife conization to each and every patient with abnormal cytology 15-20 years ago, it’s impossible to do that now, since the average CIN age today is around 20, while it was around 40 back then. The only practice that will lead us to less harmful treatment of an abnormal cytology in this population without children yet is colposcopy.
Today, cervical cancer problem has been significantly solved especially in developed countries through national screening programs. The incidence of cervical cancer has been dramatically reduced in such countries by early diagnosis and early treatment of pre-invasive lesions. With the invention and introduction of HPV vaccines to the clinical practice, eradication of cervical cancer has become one of the most important targets of recent years.
However, unfortunately due to the lack of national screening programs in less developed or developing countries including ours, the problem is everlasting. Founded with the purpose of overcoming this nonchalant, raising the awareness of the public and further informing our colleagues on how to screen, diagnose and treat cervical pathologies, our society has made a major progress, with the contributions of the universities, in this regard. Turkey has embarked on national cytology screening program a short while ago and put HPV tests and even HPV vaccines on the agenda under this program. The only practice that will guide us in dealing with abnormal cytologies further in the screening process is again colposcopy.
Thus we have to urgently and rapidly educate more colposcopists and level up all the healthcare professionals on cervical pathologies.
To this end, on the occasion of this second congress, we would like to gather the gynecologists and obstetricians, pathologists, pediatricians, family physicians, public health physicians, biochemists, microbiologists, virologists and practitioners together. Since cervical pathologies are now relevant for many specializations and every specialization has something to do for any stage.
We will be very pleased to welcome you to our congress in Antalya. We believe that we will make a better progress with your contributions and experiences.
Best regards,
Prof. Kunter YÜCE Chairman, Turkish Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathologies
Incredible increase in Human Papilloma Virus and HPV-associated pathologies seen in far younger people with active sexual life always prompt us, the physicians, to less aggressive treatments. While we did cold-knife conization to each and every patient with abnormal cytology 15-20 years ago, it’s impossible to do that now, since the average CIN age today is around 20, while it was around 40 back then. The only practice that will lead us to less harmful treatment of an abnormal cytology in this population without children yet is colposcopy.