title: Cervical cancer: Screening, management, and prevention.
abstract: Cervical cancer incidence in the United States is estimated to affect 12,900 women in 2016, with 4,100 deaths. Screening for this cancer with Pap test and adjunct human papillomavirus testing has made cervical cancer a treatable disease. This article reviews screening, treatment recommendations, and prevention for cervical cancer.
authors: Barbara A. Wuerthner is an NP at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass. Maria Avila-Wallace is a gynecological oncology NP at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass.
authors: Barbara A
authors: BA
authors: Wuerthner
authors: Maria
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authors: Avila-Wallace
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D065006:Papanicolaou Test; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D014626:Vaginal Smears