title: Exhortations to abandon the Pap test as a routine initial cervical screening test are still premature and carry significant risks.
authors.forename: R Marshall
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D055088:Early Detection of Cancer / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D027383:Papillomaviridae; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D014626:Vaginal Smears