Journal article
Cytology versus HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in the general population
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 diagnostic accuracy of HPV testing for detecting histologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasias (CIN) of grade 2 or worse (CIN 2+), including …
Authors
Koliopoulos G; Nyaga VN; Santesso N; Bryant A; Martin‐Hirsch PP; Mustafa RA; Schünemann H; Paraskevaidis E; Arbyn M
Journal
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2018, No. 8,
Publisher
Wiley
DOI
10.1002/14651858.cd008587.pub2
ISSN
1361-6137