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Cervical cancer prevention: immunization and screening 2015.
- Source :
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The Medical clinics of North America [Med Clin North Am] 2015 May; Vol. 99 (3), pp. 469-77. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Feb 28. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Both primary and secondary prevention of cervical cancer are now available. Immunizations against human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 have the potential to prevent 70% of cancers of the cervix plus a large percentage of other lower anogenital tract cancers. Screening guidelines were recently changed to recommend cotesting with cytology plus an HPV test. The addition of HPV testing increases the sensitivity and negative predictive value of screening over the Papanicolaou (Pap) test alone.<br /> (Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1557-9859
- Volume :
- 99
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Medical clinics of North America
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25841595
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcna.2015.01.003