Cervical Cancer

New Pap test guidelines aim to reduce women's anxiety

Published in Cancer Weekly, May 21st, 2002

New Pap test guidelines recommended by a panel of experts could mean fewer return visits and less anxiety for the millions of women whose cervical cancer results come back inconclusive.

Currently, many of the estimated 2.5 million American women a year with abnormal but inconclusive results are given at least two follow-up Pap tests within a year; or a colposcopy test, in which the cervix is examined and sometimes biopsied; or a test for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, the chief cause of cervical cancer.

The new guidelines say HPV testing alone should be the preferred method because it is more convenient for the patient. In many cases, the HPV...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2002-05-21)

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