Nursing assistance as a precursor for the prevention and monitoring of cervical cancer in the family health strategy

Cervical cancer, also known as cervical cancer, is caused by persistent infection with some types of Human Papillomavirus-HPV (called oncogenic types). In Brazil, it is the third most common malignant neoplasm among women, only surpassed by non-melanoma skin and breast cancers. Health professionals, such as nurses, are able to develop care for women who need attention, in different contexts, especially in carrying out educational activities and in the prevention of cervical cancer. The main strategy used by nursing to detect the disease in Brazil is through the early performance of the preventive cytopathological examination of cervical cancer, popularly known as the Pap smear. This is an Integrative Literature Review (ILR) on nursing care as a precursor to the prevention and monitoring of cervical cancer in the family health strategy. The search for scientific articles took place in the electronic databases/databases: Virtual Health Library (VHL), National Library of Medicine (PUBMED) and Scientific Online Electronic Library (SciELO). For the sample provided, the following inclusion criteria will be used: complete articles available in the integration; published from January/2015 to June/2022. Will be used as inclusion criteria: complete articles available in the integration; published from January/2015 to June/2022. Will be used as inclusion criteria: complete articles available in the integration; published from January/2015 to June/2022.As a member of the Family Health Strategy (ESF), nurses provide contact and interaction between users, the community and professionals, seeking to improve health care actions. According to the Ministry of Health andAccording to the National Cervical Cancer Control Program (PNCCU), the nurse is one of the professionals trained to perform the Pap smear, which is considered the predominant form of screening for Cervical Cancer in women who have had or have sexual intercourse. It is classified as the main strategy to detect lesions early and make the diagnosis of the disease very early, before the woman has symptoms. It is essential to insist on constant educational activities, to take better advantage of the opportunities that the demand for the service makes possible in approaching women on different occasions of attendance at the FHS for various reasons, also providing an opportunity to strengthen the bond between women and nurses.