HPV screen-and treat-intervention effective in cervical cancer prevention

Friday, October 1, 2010 - 06:35 in Health & Medicine

Women in South Africa who underwent human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA-based testing or visual inspection of the cervix followed by treatment of test-positive women with cryotherapy had a statistically significant reduction in high grade cervical cancer precursors, compared with women in a control group, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute...

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