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- Title
Screening for Cervical Cancer.
- Authors
Jin, Jill
- Abstract
The article offers information on cervical cancer screening. Topics discussed include the use of pap smears and human papillomavirus (HPV) tests, the ability of screening tests to detect early cancers and abnormal cells that can turn into cancer, and screening guidelines released in 2012 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Also mentioned are testing frequencies for women as they advance in age.
- Subjects
CERVICAL cancer diagnosis; CERVIX uteri disease diagnosis; DIAGNOSIS of diseases in women; PAP test; PAPILLOMAVIRUS disease diagnosis
- Publication
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association, 2014, Vol 312, Issue 21, p2302
- ISSN
0098-7484
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2014.16296