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Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, when used in conjunction with Pap testing where both tests have normal results, may mean that women can go up to three years before being tested again for cervical cancer, says the American Cancer Society, according to Reuters. A study undertaken by the Centers for Disease Control found that despite this recommendation, women are advised by their doctors to …
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Human Papillomavirus Test Merits Change in Pap Screens, Say Guidelines
A new study from America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that many American women are getting too many unnecessary Pap tests, the screening for cervical cancer.
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U.S. women overdoing Pap tests, says study
A new study from America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reveals that many American women are getting too many unnecessary Pap tests, the screening for cervical cancer.
Women between the ages of 30 to 60 may be undergoing more frequent Pap tests than current guidelines require, so says Katherine Roland of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Roland authored a study whose results were published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology that concluded annual Pap tests are still being recommended by health care providers despite new …
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New Pap Tests Guidelines Not Always Followed by Physicians
Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have determined that the majority of primary care providers continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening, and less than 15% would extend the screening interval when using the Papanicolaou test and human papillomavirus (HPV) test together, as some guidelines suggest.
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Majority of physicians continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening
( Elsevier Health Sciences ) Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have determined that the majority of primary care providers continue to recommend annual cervical cancer screening, and less than 15 percent would extend the screening interval when using the Papanicolaou test and human papillomavirus test together, as some guidelines suggest.
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Annual cervical cancer screening persists, despite recommended guidelines
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