Cervical Cancer Prevention & Genomic Testing

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Cervical Cancer Prevention & Genomic Testing

FDA panel recommends DNA test as first line cervical cancer screening test, British Medical Journal, Mar 17

HPV genetic test recommended for cervical cancer screening, PHG Foundation, Mar 18

FDA panel recommends DNA test as first line cervical cancer screening test, BMJ News, Mar 17

FDA panel recommends replacement for the pap test, The New York Times, Mar 12

FDA: Use HPV tests over Pap tests to find cervical cancer, by Val Willingham, CNN, Mar 14 

Use of a high-risk human papillomavirus DNA test as the primary test in a cervical cancer screening programme: a population-based cohort study. 
Zorzi M et al. BJOG (2013)

CDC information: Cervical cancer is the easiest female cancer to prevent, with regular screening tests and follow-up