National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guideline Synthesis: Screening for Cervical Cancer in Women at Average Risk

National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guideline Synthesis: Screening for Cervical Cancer in Women at Average Risk

March 25, 2013

Screening for Cervical Cancer in Women at Average Risk

Guidelines Being Compared:

1. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Screening for cervical cancer. Washington (DC): American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG); 2012 Nov. 17 p. (ACOG practice bulletin; no. 131). [111 references]


2. American Cancer Society/American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology/American Society for Clinical Pathology (ACS/ASCCP/ASCP). American Cancer Society/American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology/American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. CA Cancer J Clin 2012 May;62(3):147-72. [158 references]


3. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Screening for cervical cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med 2012 Jun 19;156(12):880-91. [46 references]