Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of conventional and new methods of Papanicolaou (Pap)
testing when used to detect cervical cancer and its precursors. Data Sources: Systematic …

This study was conducted to quantify by meta-analysis the validity of colposcopy in the
diagnosis of early cervical neoplasia in order to assess the justification of its integral role in …

BACKGROUND: A historical cohort of Toronto (Ontario, Canada) women whose Pap smear
histories were recorded at a major cytopathology laboratory provided the opportunity to …

OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to determine the clinical value of human papillomavirus
deoxyribonucleic acid testing with the hybrid capture test, specifically to examine whether …

The presence of HPV‐DNA was determined in tumor biopsies of cervical‐cancer patients
and in cervical swabs of non‐cancer patients from Tanzania, East Africa, by Southern blot …

The benefits of cancer screening programmes accrue to those who have canceror
identifiable precancerous conditions, and in whom the disease progression is slowed or …

▪ Objective: To analyze the costs and benefits of alternate cervical cancer screening
schedules among elderly women.▪ Setting: Population-based screening programs.▪ Design …

The prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotypes was investigated by the
pofymerase chain reaction (PCR) method in cytologically normal and abnormal cervical …

Objective: To compare the outcomes in women with mild and moderate dyskaryosis after
increasing periods of surveillance and thereby to define a rational protocol for managing …

Background: Women with HIV infection have a higher risk for cervical squamous
intraepithelial lesions than do women without HIV infection, and the optimal regimen for …