Cervical cancer screening in Europe. What next?
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.
Franceschi
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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
Herrero
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La Vecchia
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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