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p16INK4a/Ki-67 dual stain cytology for cervical cancer screening in Thika district, Kenya (PDF)
Ngugi et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer (2015)
Biomarkers in cervical cancer screening (PDF)
Wentzensen, Nicolas, von Knebel Doeberitz, Magnus. Disease Markers 23 (2007)
Abstract:
In industrialized countries, population wide cytological screening programs using the Pap test have led to a substantial reduction of the incidence of cervical cancer. Despite this evident success, screening programs that rely on Pap-stained cytological samples have several limitations. First, a number of equivocal or mildly abnormal test results require costly work up by either repeated retesting or direct colposcopy and biopsy, since a certain percentage of high grade lesions that require immediate treatment hide among these unclear test results. (…)
p16INK4a/Ki-67 dual stain cytology for cervical cancer screening in Thika district, Kenya (PDF)
Ngugi et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer (2015)
Biomarkers in cervical cancer screening (PDF)
Wentzensen, Nicolas, von Knebel Doeberitz, Magnus. Disease Markers 23 (2007)
Abstract:
In industrialized countries, population wide cytological screening programs using the Pap test have led to a substantial reduction of the incidence of cervical cancer. Despite this evident success, screening programs that rely on Pap-stained cytological samples have several limitations. First, a number of equivocal or mildly abnormal test results require costly work up by either repeated retesting or direct colposcopy and biopsy, since a certain percentage of high grade lesions that require immediate treatment hide among these unclear test results. (…)
p16INK4a/Ki-67 dual stain cytology for cervical cancer screening in Thika district, Kenya (PDF)
Ngugi et al. Infectious Agents and Cancer (2015)
Biomarkers in cervical cancer screening (PDF)
Wentzensen, Nicolas, von Knebel Doeberitz, Magnus. Disease Markers 23 (2007)
Abstract:
In industrialized countries, population wide cytological screening programs using the Pap test have led to a substantial reduction of the incidence of cervical cancer. Despite this evident success, screening programs that rely on Pap-stained cytological samples have several limitations. First, a number of equivocal or mildly abnormal test results require costly work up by either repeated retesting or direct colposcopy and biopsy, since a certain percentage of high grade lesions that require immediate treatment hide among these unclear test results. (…)
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Gynecologists from Ethiopia visiting Wolfsburg and Berlin clinics in July 2019
/in NewsEstablish a colposcopy clinic at OBGYN department, University of Gondar GIZ funded project (ZV 81224625) from 10 Apr 2018- 31 Okt 2021 As part of the GIZ-funded project (ZV 81224625) to establish a colposcopy unit at the OBGYN department, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, Dr Robel, stayed for 4 weeks in Wolfsburg with Prof Petry and […]
Cambodia project funded by KfW (Dec 2021)
/in NewsSite exploration visit to Cambodia (5-15 March 2022) In December 2021 the University Hospital Heidelberg entered a research cooperation with the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau, Frankfurt, entitled Effectiveness analysis and economic evaluation of a modified program for cervical cancer screening in Cambodia assisted by a cloud-based digital system as a German contribution to the Cambodia Health […]
Nov 21-22, 2019. 7th WAKA symposium
/in News, Training ProgramsOn the 7th WAKA symposium at Antwerp university three PhD candidates from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burundi and Kenya successfully defended their thesis. Dr Omenge Orang’o from Moi university, Eldoret, Kenya, a founding member of ETiCCS, defended his thesis ‘Novel technologies in cervicasl cancer screeing and treatment. Going beyond VIA and crotherapy in […]
Oct 28,2019. Geneva health forum workshop at World Health summit
/in News, Training ProgramsDuring the World Health Summit, Oct 27-29, 2019 in Berlin the Geneva Health Forum and the Charité Hospital, Berlin, launched an initiative to develop large-scale training for health care provider and program managers in low- and middle-income countries to establish sustainable and effective cervical cancer screening which is reaching all women in need. The first […]
Sept 1-3, 2019. Workshop on cancer: Research Cooperation between UNAM, MoHSS and DKFZ
/in News, Training ProgramsBetween Sept 1-3, 2019 a delegation from German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), headed by Prof M. Baumann attended Namibia’s 1st international workshop on cancer where German and Namibian high-level participants presented their respective interests and activities in promoting cancer research in Namibia. In break-away sessions opportunities for collaboration in diagnostic imaging, radiotherapy, telemedicine and cervical […]
May 19, 2019. 4th Geneva Round Table ‘Cervical Cancer: An NCD We Can Overcome’
/in News, Training ProgramsPolicy makers and implementers met at the RT meeting in Geneva to move forward the efforts to globally eliminate cervical cancer. Dr Princess Nono Simelela, Assistant Director-General for Family, Women’s and Children’s Health at WHO, Professor Brendon Murphy, National Cervical Screening Program, Australia, and Dr Sharon Kapambwe, Ministry of Health, Zambia, gave key note addresses […]
April 7-10, 2019 Preparatory meetings on Cancer Cooperation between UNAM and DKFZ
/in News, Training ProgramsH. Bussmann visited the MoHSS and the UNAM in order to prepare the Research Cooperation between UNAM, MoHSS and DKFZ. He met the honorable minister of Health Dr K. Shangula, the Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Dr Peter Nyarango, as well as academics from the School of Nursing and School of Public Health […]
Apr 1-5, 2019 Mentoring visit at OBGYN department, University of Gondar.
/in News, Training ProgramsDr A. Denecke from Women’s Hospital, Wolfsburg, spent one week in Gondar to provide hands-on training for the gynecologists in sub-specialty oncology training. Besides sharing of experiences and honing screening skills the visit also served to maintain and upgrade colposcopic equipment. So, the light system of the existing colposcope was replaced, a camera system allowing […]
Dec 16-18, 2018. Transferring the Community App to Heidelberg
/in News, Training ProgramsTimoté Vaucher, Master student at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) was the key developer of our digital app for the community cervical cancer screening project. He visited the ATB department in Heidelberg and prepared the transition of the program to the Heidelberg university server.
Nov 26-30 2018. Prof Azu from University of Namibia visits DKFZ, Heidelberg
/in News, Training ProgramsTo prepare a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Health and Social Services, the University of Namibia and the German Cancer Research Center Prof Azu visited Heidelberg and met with key research program teams at the German cancer Research and spent 2 days at the Clinical Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology.
IPVC Sydney Oct 2-6, 2018
/in News, Training ProgramsThe ETiCCS team presented their recent work in Ethiopia in several oral presentations and poster abstracts at the International Papillomavirus Conference at Sydney. Prof Tamrat Abebe Zeleke and Brhanu Teka from the Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Parasitology, Addis University, who perfomed HPV testing for our studies, also attended the conference. IPVC8-0684: GENITAL SELF-SAMPLING […]
Gynecologists from Ethiopia visiting Wolfsburg clinic in Aug-Sept 2018
/in News, Training ProgramsAs part of the GIZ-funded project to establish a colposcopy unit at the OBGYN department, University of Gondar, Ethiopia, Dr Mular Adefries, stayed for 4 weeks in Wolfsburg with Prof Petry and his team, to extend his knowledge and skills in colposcopy and modern techniques to treat precancerous and early cancer lesions of the cervix. […]
Sept 10-15 2018. Professor von Knebel-Doeberitz visits our partners at Gondar university.
/in News, Training ProgramsBetween Sept 10-15 2018 Professor von Knebel met the team of the department of gynecology and the Institute of Public Health of the University of Gondar. He visited the newly emerging gyn-oncology unit, spent a day in a rural community, where the ETiCCS team jointly with the Institute of Public Health has a conducted this […]
May 18, 2018. Dr Bernhard Haufiku, Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services, visits the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg
/in News, Training ProgramsOn May 18, 2018 Dr Haufiku and Mr Axel Tibinyane met with Prof M. Pawlita, Head of Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, and H Bussmann, Clinical Cooperation Unit Applied Tumor Biology, to share their mutual interests in HPV-based screening and explore opportunites for collaboration.
May 19, 2018. Dr Tedros, WHO Director-General, launches call to action to eliminate cervical cancer at Geneva meeting
/in News, Training ProgramsAt the occasion of the 3rd Geneva Round Table ‘Cervical Cancer: An NCD We Can Overcome‘ on May 19, 2018 Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for all countries to take action to help end the suffering caused by cervical cancer. Accompanied by Dr Michelle Bachelet, former President of Chile and Dr Michel Sidibé, Executive Director […]
Mar 4-6, 2018. ETiCCS network meeting with WAKA HPV
/in News, Training ProgramsOn Mar 4-6, 2018 H. Bussmann met with John-Paul Bogerts, Jo Lissens and Jean-Pierre Van geertruyden at Antwerp to plan the future collaboration. During the vist Dr Omenge from Eldoret, Kenya, registered as PhD candidate at the University and together we visited the Algemeen Medisch Laboratorium (AML) where Davy Vanden Broeck presented different HPV testing […]
Community mobilization for Cervical Cancer screening campaign
/in News, Training ProgramsNovember 26, 2017 by Felix Jede In preparation of the cervical cancer screening campaign the community of Chila was engaged by mobilizing and educating the local health care workers including the health extension workers of the health post and the Health Development Army Leaders of each ward. The campaign was officially announced by the health […]
Training of data collectors for HPV self-sampling campaign in Dabat, Ethiopia
/in News, Training ProgramsNovember 22, 2017 by Felix Jede Between 4-10 November 2017 Theresa Brandt, Felix Jede and Hermann Bussmann conducted in Dabat, Ethiopia a 7-day training workshop for field worker in the use of self-sampling for HPV-based cervical cancer screening. The aim of the workshop was to equip a team of field worker with the competence in […]
Eurogin Conference 8th-11th October 2017
/in Events, NewsOctober 13, 2017 by Felix Jede The ETiCCS initiative was represented at the EUROGIN Conference 8-11 October 2017 held in Amsterdam by three oral presentations and one poster. Dr. Omenge from Moi University Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, Kenya offered a firsthand perspective of the shortcomings of current screening methods in the fight against […]
Round table discussion on cervical cancer during 70th world health assembly in Geneva
/in Events, NewsJune 11, 2017 by Hermann Bussmann On 21 May 2017 H Bussmann from EtiCCS and JP Bogers from WACA HPV participated at the Round Table discussion on cervical cancer ‘ An NCD that we can overcome’ offered to African ministers and permanent secretaries of health and their delegations as a side event to the 70th […]
Heidelberg University Hospital Partners with SAP to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Underprivileged Patients
/in News, SAP Press ReleasesFirst-of-Its-Kind Mobile App for Cancer Screening Developed with SAP Cloud Platform by Lauren Bonneau, Managing Editor | insiderPROFILES, Volume 8, Issue 2 March 31, 2017 Every year, 500,000 women worldwide are newly diagnosed with cervical cancer. To help prevent this disease, Heidelberg University Hospital developed a project using a biomarker that would help determine if […]
ETiCCS meets WAKA at IPVC 2017
/in Events, NewsOn March 2nd 2017 WAKA is organising a satellite symposium “WAKA HPV NETWORK: HPV IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA” at the IPVC 2017 where ETiCCS and SAP will present their IT-based approach to cervical cancer screening in resource-limited regions. The meeting will take place in Meeting Room 1.43 at 3:00 – 4:30 pm.
Emerging Technologies in Cervical Cancer Screening (ETiCCS) scoops award for improving women’s lives
/in Awards, News, SAP Press ReleasesAbout SAP / SAP Africa News Center Februray 17, 2017 by Nteseng Maboe East Africa, Kenya, Nairobi, 4 February, 2017 – SAP’s Design and Co-Innovation Center together with Heidelberg University Hospital has optimized a cervical cancer screening test that combines applied medical research with the power of innovative SAP cloud technology to improve quality of […]
Training of health care workers in self sampling in Ethiopia
/in News, Training ProgramsOn February 15th 2017 twelve midwives were trained in genital self sampling using the Evalyn Brush® at Gondar University Hospital as preparation of community wide HPV-screening project. Instructions for women to take part in the screening project are currently being prepared in Amharic.
Enhancing cancer management through IT // by Dr. Bitange Ndemo, former Permanent Secretary Ministry of ICT // Business Daily Africa
/in Articles, NewsSummary At least 80 per cent of women will contract HPV in their lifetime. 85 per cent who develop cancer die in developing countries. Taxing broadband and IT accessories such as smart phones is increasingly becoming counterproductive. There is mounting evidence that IT improves the lives of people and thereby would lead to the achievement […]
SAP Design and Heidelberg University Hospital join forces to fight cervical cancer
/in Events, NewsWorld Cancer Day Date: 2 February 2017 to 9 February 2017 We are proud to support this year’s #WorldCancerDay. SAP Design and Heidelberg University Hospital are committed to support the UN’s global goal of good health and well being by improving research and treatment of cancer through the power of design, applied medical research and […]
First SAP mobile Cloud cervical cancer machine unveiled in Kenya // Dr. Gilbert Saggia, SAP East Africa Managing Director
/in Articles, NewsBizNis Africa // February 2nd, 2017 SAP’s Design and Co-Innovation Center together with Heidelberg University Hospital has optimized a cervical cancer screening test that combines applied medical research with the power of innovative SAP cloud technology to improve quality of life amongst women in Africa. Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of death […]
Design world recognizes cervical cancer project by Heidelberg University Hospital
/in Awards, NewsOur joint cervical cancer project with SAP has been honored with several awards in 2016. Next to receiving the first prize of the DMI 2016 Design Value Award, the bronze medal of the Spark Design Awards, and the HANA Innovation Award Honorable Mention Trophy, ETiCCS has also reached the finals in the humanitarian category at […]
Watch the webinar with Prof. Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz of Department of Molecular Pathology of Heidelberg University Hospitals
/in News, WebinarHealthcare and IT joined forces to significantly accelerate and simplify the screening approach in fragile infrastructures. The first project started with a cervical cancer screening study in Eldoret, Kenya. Get in touch! dcc@sap.com and check out http://spr.ly/605783MPF
Training in portable colposcopy
/in News, Training ProgramsTraining in portable colposcopy at Gondar University Portable colposcopes such as the Gynocular™, developed for remote settings, allow the visualization of the cervix with a high magnification in contrast to examination with the naked eye as done by standard VIA. The Gynocular™ also offers digital documentation of the findings and sharing of the image with […]
ETiCCS project won the 1st prize of the dmi:Design Value Award of the Design Management Insitute (DMI)
/in Awards, NewsHeidelberg University Hospital – The 2016 HANA Innovation Award Judges Panel Has Made Their Selections!
/in Awards, NewsThe SAP HANA Innovation Award is back for a third season! What is it? An opportunity to recognize the awesome things our customers are doing with SAP HANA. All eligible customers who have deployed SAP HANA or developed an SAP HANA business app can enter for a chance to win prize money for charity and […]
Preventing Cervical Cancer In Kenya
/in Newsforbes.com (USA) | 19.01.2016 The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) is the most common viral infection of the reproductive tract, with 80 percent of women infected with at least one type in their lifetime, according to Christine Donoto, Senior Writer at SAP. There are 100 types of the virus, with 13 of those being cancer causing. […]
German academics tackle cervical cancer in Africa with SAP HANA
/in Articles, Newsdiginomica By Jessica Twentyman, November 20, 2015 Almost nine out of ten cervical cancer deaths worldwide occur in the developing world. Researchers from the University of Heidelberg are rolling out screening to women most at risk. In the developed world, regular screening, early detection and rapid treatment have led to positive long-term outcomes for women […]
German academics tackle cervical cancer in africa with SAP HANA
/in Newsdiginomica.com (UK) | 20.11.2015 In the developed world, regular screening, early detection and rapid treatment have led to positive long-term outcomes for women diagnosed with cervical cancer. In the developing world, the disease is still a killer. In Western Europe or Australia/New Zealand, for example, for every 100,000 women diagnosed with the disease, fewer than […]
Krebsvorsorge in Kenia: Neues Screening-Konzept erreicht Frauen zuhause
/in Articles, NewsUniversitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) und SAP starten Testphase zur Früherkennung von Gebärmutterhalskrebs in Kenia / Gemeinsam entwickelte Software, neues Konzept und leicht auszuwertender Test erlauben flächendeckendes Screening in medizinisch unterversorgten Ländern Gebärmutterhalskrebs ist in vielen Ländern Afrikas kaum zu behandeln, es mangelt an Medizintechnik und entsprechend ausgebildeten Ärzten. Umso wichtiger ist die Vorsorge. Wissenschaftler […]
Press release, 11/09/2015: Cancer prevention in Kenya – New screening approach enables women to be tested at home
/in NewsAs cervical cancer is the number one cause of death from cancer in Kenya, new methods for cancer screening are desperately required. Therefore the Heidelberg University Hospital initiated the Emerging Technologies in Cervical Cancer Screening (ETiCCS) project with the aim to implement an innovative healthcare screening approach in fragile infrastructures. The initial focus of ETiCCS […]
Our website has launched!
/in NewsThe ETiCCS team is pleased to announce that our new website has officially launched. This new website will provide you a with an overview of our ETiCCS project: Emerging Technologies in Cervical Cancer Screening. What’s so special about this website? It not only demonstrates our passion around ETiCCS and how to help save womens’ lives […]