1. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology Screening Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer
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Debbie, Saslow, Diane, Solomon, Herschel W, Lawson, Maureen, Killackey, Shalini L, Kulasingam, Joanna M, Cain, Francisco A R, Garcia, Ann T, Moriarty, Alan G, Waxman, David C, Wilbur, Nicolas, Wentzensen, Levi S, Downs, Mark, Spitzer, Anna-Barbara, Moscicki, Eduardo L, Franco, Mark H, Stoler, Mark, Schiffman, Philip E, Castle, Evan R, Myers, David, Chelmow, Abbe, Herzig, Jane J, Kim, Walter, Kinney, W Lawson, Herschel, and Jeffrey, Waldman
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Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ,Mass Screening ,Papillomaviridae ,Societies, Medical ,Early Detection of Cancer ,American Cancer Society ,Cervical cancer ,Colposcopy ,Evidence-Based Medicine ,biology ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,Clinical pathology ,Biopsy, Needle ,Age Factors ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Hematology ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,Immunohistochemistry ,Oncology ,Practice Guidelines as Topic ,Female ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Cytodiagnosis ,MEDLINE ,Early detection ,Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia ,Article ,Young Adult ,medicine ,Humans ,Mass screening ,Aged ,Vaginal Smears ,Gynecology ,Risk Management ,business.industry ,Papillomavirus Infections ,Cancer ,Guideline ,Evidence-based medicine ,biology.organism_classification ,Uterine Cervical Dysplasia ,medicine.disease ,United States ,Family medicine ,business - Abstract
An update to the American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline regarding screening for the early detection of cervical precancerous lesions and cancer is presented. The guidelines are based on a systematic evidence review, contributions from 6 working groups, and a recent symposium cosponsored by the ACS, the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and the American Society for Clinical Pathology, which was attended by 25 organizations. The new screening recommendations address age-appropriate screening strategies, including the use of cytology and high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing, follow-up (eg, the management of screen positives and screening intervals for screen negatives) of women after screening, the age at which to exit screening, future considerations regarding HPV testing alone as a primary screening approach, and screening strategies for women vaccinated against HPV16 and HPV18 infections. CA Cancer J Clin 2012;62:147-172. V C
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- 2012