Amy E Pollack
Biographic Data
| ID | 2148492 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Amy E Pollack |
| GIVEN NAMES | Amy E |
| FAMILY NAME | Pollack |
| SIGNATURE | POLLACK A E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jacqueline Sherris and John W. Sellors are with PATH, Seattle, Wash. Thomas C. Wright, Jr is with the Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY. Lynette Denny is with the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa. Rengaswamy Sankaranarayanan is with the International Agency for Research on Cancer Screening Group, Lyon, France. Amy E. Pollack is with the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York. Harshad Sanghvi is with... |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention
The recently published article by Suba et al.1 advocates for expanded access to Papanicolaou testing worldwide and for analysis of obstacles to effective screening programs. We are pleased to see discussion of this important topic in the Journal. Suba et al. criticized the work of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), an alliance of 5 organizations with a goal of reducing cervical cancer deaths among the world’s poorest women. The a…
Vasectomy in the United States, 1991 and 1995
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess whether the controversy surrounding publications linking vasectomy and prostate cancer has had an effect on vasectomy acceptance and practice in the United States. METHODS: National probability surveys of urology, general surgery, and family practices were undertaken in 1992 and 1996. RESULTS: Estimates of the total number of vasectomies performed, population rate, and proportion of practices performing vas…
Cervical cancer prevention using visual screening methods
Although cervical cancer is only the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women globally, it remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in developing countries. The approach to cervical cancer prevention used in developed countries has failed in most of the world because widespread Pap smear screening and the evaluation by specialists of women who screen positive is expensive and requires an infrastructure that is not easily sustai…
The use of quinacrine pellets for non-surgical female sterilisation
(1993). The use of quinacrine pellets for non-surgical female sterilisation. Reproductive Health Matters: Vol. 1, Making abortion safe and legal, pp. 119-122
Cervical cancer prevention using visual screening methods
Although cervical cancer is only the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women globally, it remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in developing countries. The approach to cervical cancer prevention used in developed countries has failed in most of the world because widespread Pap smear screening and the evaluation by specialists of women who screen positive is expensive and requires an infrastructure that is not easily sustai…
The use of quinacrine pellets for non-surgical female sterilisation
(1993). The use of quinacrine pellets for non-surgical female sterilisation. Reproductive Health Matters: Vol. 1, Making abortion safe and legal, pp. 119-122
The use of quinacrine pellets for non-surgical female sterilisation
(1993). The use of quinacrine pellets for non-surgical female sterilisation. Reproductive Health Matters: Vol. 1, Making abortion safe and legal, pp. 119-122
Vasectomy in the United States, 1991 and 1995
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to assess whether the controversy surrounding publications linking vasectomy and prostate cancer has had an effect on vasectomy acceptance and practice in the United States. METHODS: National probability surveys of urology, general surgery, and family practices were undertaken in 1992 and 1996. RESULTS: Estimates of the total number of vasectomies performed, population rate, and proportion of practices performing vas…
Cervical cancer prevention using visual screening methods
Although cervical cancer is only the fifth leading cause of cancer deaths in women globally, it remains the leading cause of cancer deaths among women in developing countries. The approach to cervical cancer prevention used in developed countries has failed in most of the world because widespread Pap smear screening and the evaluation by specialists of women who screen positive is expensive and requires an infrastructure that is not easily sustai…
Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention
The recently published article by Suba et al.1 advocates for expanded access to Papanicolaou testing worldwide and for analysis of obstacles to effective screening programs. We are pleased to see discussion of this important topic in the Journal. Suba et al. criticized the work of the Alliance for Cervical Cancer Prevention (ACCP), an alliance of 5 organizations with a goal of reducing cervical cancer deaths among the world’s poorest women. The a…
Family medicine (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Cancer (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Gynecology (3 works) · Population (3 works) · Cervical cancer (2 works) · Cervical Cancer and HPV Research (2 works) · Developed country (2 works) · Family planning (2 works)