PREVIEW The natural history of human papillomavirus (HPV) is not yet completely
understood. But over the past decade, there has been an explosion in knowledge about the …

Ever since Georgios Papanicolaou developed his eponymous cervical smear in the 1940s,
Papanicolaou (Pap) testing for cervical cytology has been the essential first step in …

Although visible anogenital lesions are present in some persons infected with human
papillomavirus (HPV), the majority of individuals with HPV genital tract infection do not have …

Methods A series of 224 consecutive women attending the clinic with the usual referral
indications (ASC-US or higher in Pap) were examined by the conventional diagnostic tools …

Focuses on the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in the diagnosis and prevention
of cervical cancer and other HPV-related malignancies. Standard tests used to identify HPV …

Greater understanding of the role played by human papillomavirus (HPV) in the causation of
disease has led to the development of an increasing number of HPV tests with different …

The link between human papillomavirus and cervical cancer is well established; HPV is
present is almost every single case. The next step in understanding the disease will be to …

Integrating human papillomavirus (HPV) testing into the practice of cervical cancer
screening is a continuous process that begins and ends with education. An understanding of …

J ust over 15,000 women develop cervical cancer in the United States annually, 1 and while
the majority develop in the segment of the population that remains unscreened …

Based on the best estimates of the prevalence of human Papillomavirus infection in the
United States, the overall HPV prevalence in the target population is approximately 20 …