Cervical cancer prevention strategies in the United States have become complicated and
even controversial, despite advanced understanding of carcinogenic human papillomavirus …

Strong evidence now supports the adoption of cervical cancer prevention strategies that
explicitly focus on persistent infection with the causal agent, human papillomavirus (HPV) …

Cervical cancer is a major cause of death, and the second most frequent cancer in women
worldwide. Many studies have indicated a causal relation between genital human …

Existing cervical screening techniques are effective; however, programs should consider
implementing HPV DNA testing where applicable and further process developments for …

A clear causal relationship has been established between human papilloma virus (HPV)
infection and the development of cervical cancer. Genital HPV infection is currently the most …

Epidemiologic studies supported by molecular technology have provided sufficient evidence
of the causal role of some human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in the development of …

A wealth of evidence has led to the conclusion that virtually all cases of cervical cancer are
attributable to persistent infection by a subset of human papillomavirus (HPV) types …

Cytologic screening has greatly reduced the incidence of invasive cervical cancer in many
industrialized nations. State-of-the-art cervical cancer prevention is costly, however, and …

In 1941, Dr George Papanicolaou and Dr Herbert Traut published a landmark study
concerning a new diagnostic test for the early detection of cervical cancer (1). This test …

The discovery of the necessary cause of cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), has
led to important technological advances, including the development of molecular tests for …