Cytology versus HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in the general population

Koliopoulos, George; Nyawira Nyaga, Victoria; Santesso, Nancy; Bryant, Andrew; PL Martin-Hirsch, Pierre; A. Mustafa, Reem; J. Schünemann, Holger; Paraskevaidis, Evangelos; Arbyn, Marc

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd008587.pub2

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Cytology versus HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in the general population

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Aug 10, 2017

Authors:

George Koliopoulos

Victoria Nyawira Nyaga

Nancy Santesso

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer screening has traditionally been based on cervical cytology. Given the aetiological relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical carcinogenesis, HPV testing has been proposed as an alternative screening test. OBJECTIVES: To determine the diagnost...

Subject

Cervical cancer

Cytology

Medicine

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