HPV Testing Evidence Examined In Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force finds the evidence inconclusive for employing human papillomavirus testing as part of cervical cancer screening for women over 30, and it explicitly recommends against HPV testing in younger women.
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