HPV testing followed by cytology and repeat HPV testing may improve cervical cancer screening
Wednesday, January 14, 2009 - 04:35
in Health & Medicine
The use of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing as an initial screening step followed by triage with a standard Pap test (cytology) and repeat HPV DNA testing may increase the accuracy of cervical cancer screening, according to a study in the 13 January online issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Compared to cytology alone, the screening strategy improved detection of precancerous growths without a substantial increase in the number of false-positive tests...
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