title: Cervical cancer screening in Europe. What next?
abstract: This paper reviews how knowledge of human papilloma virus (HPV) and its association with cervical cancer has evolved over the years and discusses the potential usefulness of HPV testing as a replacement and or adjunct to current screening practices.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Field and Intervention Studies, International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150, Cours Albert Thomas, F-69372 Lyon cédex 08, France. franceschi@iare.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Franceschi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Herrero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: La Vecchia
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology