Human Papillomavirus and Papanicolaou Tests to Screen for Cervical Cancer

Nauclér, Pontus; Ryd, Walter; Törnberg, Sven; Strand, Anders; Wadell, Göran; Elfgren, Kristina; Rådberg, Thomas; Strander, Björn; Johansson, Bo; Forslund, Ola; G. Hansson, B.; Rylander, Eva; Dillner, Joakim

doi:10.1056/nejmoa073204

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Human Papillomavirus and Papanicolaou Tests to Screen for Cervical Cancer

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Oct 17, 2007

Authors:

Pontus Nauclér

Walter Ryd

Sven Törnberg

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Screening for cervical cancer based on testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) increases the sensitivity of detection of high-grade (grade 2 or 3) cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, but whether this gain represents overdiagnosis or protection against future high-grade cervical epithelial...

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Medicine

Colposcopy

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

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