When HPV testing is not available, then it is recommended to perform a Pap test for screening, or co-test with both HPV testing and cervical cytology. HPV testing “has the best balance of ...

While January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, health experts say getting screened when necessary is important year-round.

Using a self-collection test, a woman or person with ... Dual stain provides improved cervical cancer risk stratification than Pap cytology and empowers clinicians to take informed next steps.

Detection of cervical cancer precursor lesions remained ... versus 14.8 and 14.1 per 1,000 after negative cytology tests. A ...

Sufficient scientific evidence exists to recommend HPV DNA testing in the triage of women with equivocal cytology ... available HPV tests in the Norwegian Coordinated Cervical Cancer Screening ...

Cervical cancer screening traditionally relies on the Pap smear and HPV-DNA tests. While effective, these methods are fraught with challenges, including variability in human interpretation, false ...

Fewer than half of women who tested positive for HPV with negative cytological findings returned for a surveillance co-test within 1 year as recommended, yet more than half of those who received ...

Cervical cancer was once a leading cause of cancer death for women in the United States. Today, screening and prevention have greatly reduced the impact of this form of cancer. However, nearly ...

Although invasive cervical cancer may be suspected by inspection and palpation, histologic confirmation is essential to establish the diagnosis. If a patient is referred for the management of a ...

In Monday’s Health headlines, January is cervical cancer awareness month. We take a look at the primary cause, the HPV cancer ...

They conducted meta-analyses comparing conventional cytology with primary HPV cervical screening ... guidelines also recommended HPV testing alone as a first screening test to detect cervical cancer ...