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Triage of HPV positive women in cervical cancer screening.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Mar 2016
Wentzensen Nicolas, Schiffman Mark, Palmer Timothy, Arbyn Marc
Abstract excerpt
Despite HPV vaccines, screening will remain central for decades to control cervical cancer. Recently, HPV testing alone or with cytology was introduced as an alternative to cytology screening. However, most HPV infections are harmless and additional tests are required to identify women with progressing infections or precancer. With three options for primary screening, and without clear strategies for triage of...
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