1. Evaluation of the training program for p16/ Ki-67 dual immunocytochemical staining interpretation for laboratory staff without experience in cervical cytology and immunocytochemistryVeronika Kloboves-Prevodnik, Živa Pohar-Marinšek, Janja Zalar, Hermina Rozina, Nika Kotnik, Tine Jerman, Jerneja Varl, Urška Ivanuš, 2020, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: ackground p16/Ki-67 dual immunocytochemical staining (DS) is considered easy to interpret if evaluators are properly trained, however, there is no consensus on what constitutes proper training. In the present study we evaluated a protocol for teaching DS evaluation on students inexperienced in cervical cytology. Methods Initial training on 40 DS conventional smears was provided by a senior cytotechnologist experienced in such evaluation. Afterwards, two students evaluated 118 cases. Additional training consisted mainly of discussing discrepant cases from the first evaluation and was followed by evaluation of new 383 cases. Agreement and accuracy of students' results were compared among the participants and to the results of the reference after both evaluations. We also noted time needed for evaluation of one slide as well as intra-observer variability of the teacher's results. Results At the end of the study, agreement between students and reference was higher compared to those after initial training (overall percent agreement [OPA] 81.4% for each student, kappa 0.512 and 0.527 vs. OPA 78.3% and 87.2%, kappa 0.556 and 0.713, respectively). However, accuracy results differed between the two students. After initial training sensitivity was 4.3% points and 2.9% points higher, respectively compared to the reference, while specificity was 30.6% points and 24.4% points lower, respectively, compared to the reference. At the end of the study, the sensitivity reached by one student was the same as that of the reference, while it was 2.6% points lower for the other student. There was a statistically significant difference in specificity between one student and the reference and also between students (16.7 and 15.1% points). Towards the end of the study, one student needed 5.2 min for evaluating one slide while the other needed 8.2 min. The intra-observer variability of the senior cytotechnologist was in the range of "very good" in both arms of the study. Conclusions In teaching DS evaluation, the students' progress has to be monitored using several criteria like agreement, accuracy and time needed for evaluating one slide. The monitoring process has to continue for a while after students reach satisfactory results in order to assure a continuous good performance. Monitoring of teacher's performance is also advisable. Ključne besede: cervical cytology, cervical cancer, immunocytochemistry, accuracy Objavljeno v DiRROS: 11.07.2024; Ogledov: 63; Prenosov: 44
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2. Clinical relevance of the borderline results of the Hybrid Capture 2 High-Risk HPV DNA assay with cervical samples collected in Specimen Transport MediumJerneja Varl, Urška Ivanuš, Živa Pohar-Marinšek, Tine Jerman, Anja Oštrbenk Valenčak, Mario Poljak, Veronika Kloboves-Prevodnik, 2019, izvirni znanstveni članek Ključne besede: Hybrid Capture 2, cervical cancer, HPV test, borderline results Objavljeno v DiRROS: 05.07.2024; Ogledov: 91; Prenosov: 49
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3. Randomised trial of HPV self-sampling among non-attenders in the Slovenian cervical screening programme ZORA : comparing three different screening approachesUrška Ivanuš, Tine Jerman, Alenka Repše-Fokter, Iztok Takač, Veronika Kloboves-Prevodnik, Mateja Marčec, Uršula Salobir Gajšek, Maja Pakiž, Jakob Koren, Simona Hutter-Čelik, Kristina Gornik-Kramberger, Ulrika Klopčič, Rajko Kavalar, Simona Šramek Zatler, Biljana Grčar-Kuzmanov, Mojca Florjančič, Nataša Nolde, Srdjan Novaković, Mario Poljak, Maja Primic-Žakelj, 2018, izvirni znanstveni članek Objavljeno v DiRROS: 11.06.2024; Ogledov: 135; Prenosov: 78
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4. Cancer burden in Slovenia with the time trends analysisVesna Zadnik, Maja Primic-Žakelj, Katarina Lokar, Katja Jarm, Urška Ivanuš, Tina Žagar, 2017, izvirni znanstveni članek Povzetek: Background The aim of our study was to describe cancer burden and time trends of all cancers combined, the most frequent as well as the rare cancers in Slovenia. Patients and methods The principal data source was the population-based Cancer Registry of Republic of Slovenia. The cancer burden is presented by incidence and prevalence for the period 1950%2013 and by mortality for years 1985%2013. The time trends were characterized in terms of an average annual percent change estimated by the log-linear joinpoint regression. The Dyba-Hakulinen method was used for estimation of incidence in 2016 and the projections of cancer incidence for the year 2025 were calculated applying the Globocan projection software. Results In recent years, near 14,000 Slovenes were diagnosed with cancer per year and just over 6,000 died; more than 94,000 people who were ever diagnosed with cancer are currently living among us. The total burden of cancer is dominated by five most common cancer sites: skin (non-melanoma), colon and rectum, lung, breast and prostate, together representing almost 60% of all new cancer cases. On average the incidence of common cancers in Slovenia is increasing for 3.0% per year in last decade, but the incidence of rare cancers is stable. Conclusions Because cancer occurs more among the elderly, and additionally more numerous post-war generation is entering this age group, it is expected that the burden of this disease will be growing further, even if the level of risk factors remains the same as today. Ključne besede: cancer burden, cancer registry, incidence, prevalence Objavljeno v DiRROS: 24.05.2024; Ogledov: 213; Prenosov: 187
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5. Javnozdravstveni vidik presejanja za pljučnega rakaUrška Ivanuš, 2023, objavljeni znanstveni prispevek na konferenci Povzetek: Pljučni rak je pomemben javnozdravstveni problem, v Sloveniji vsak 5. bolnik, ki umre zaradi
raka, umre zaradi pljučnega raka in 5 let po diagnozi živi približno 1 od 5-ih bolnikov s
to diagnozo. Kljub napredku znanosti in tehnologije pljučnega raka najpogosteje odkrivamo
v napredovalem stadiju, ko je slabo ozdravljiv. Z uvedbo organiziranega populacijskega
presejanja za pljučnega raka lahko pljučnega raka odkrivamo bolj zgodaj, ko je zdravljenje
pomembno bolj uspešno. Dve večji metaanalizi sta ocenili, da bi umrljivost zaradi pljučnega
raka s presejanjem visoko ogroženih lahko zmanjšali nekje med 12 % in 21 %, nekoliko bolj
pri ženskah kot pri moških. V Evropi bi tako preprečili okrog 22.000 smrti zaradi pljučnega
raka letno. Nova priporočila Sveta Evropske unije z dne 9. decembra 2022 na področju
presejanja za raka državam članicam EU med drugim nalagajo, da premišljeno in postopno
preučijo izvedljivost in učinkovitost presejanja z nizkodoznim CT za presejanje oseb z
visokim tveganjem za pljučnega raka, vključno s trenutnimi in bivšimi hudimi kadilci. Pri tem
je potrebno načrtovati tudi tesno navezavo presejanja s strategijami in učinkovitimi ukrepi za
zmanjševanje razširjenosti kajenja. Slovenija se je na nova evropska priporočila za presejalne
programe za raka dobro pripravila. Pod okriljem Državne komisije za presejalne programe
se bomo pri uvajanju novih presejalnih programov oprli na znanstvene dokaze, mednarodna
priporočila in slovenske izkušnje, delovali bomo multidisciplinarno in vključevalno ter lovili
ravnotežje med pričakovanimi koristmi in škodo tovrstnega presejanja. Ključne besede: pljučni rak, presejalni programi, bolniki Objavljeno v DiRROS: 12.05.2023; Ogledov: 528; Prenosov: 140
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9. Razsvetlimo Slovenijo, razsvetlimo svet : foto poročilo ob prvi obletnici globalnega gibanja zaeliminacijo raka materničnega vratu, 17. 11. 2021Urška Ivanuš, Tine Jerman, Mojca Florjančič, Veronika Kloboves-Prevodnik, 2022, ni določena Ključne besede: program ZORA, globalna strategija, elektronske knjige Objavljeno v DiRROS: 12.05.2022; Ogledov: 819; Prenosov: 389
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