Cervical Cancer

Vaccine development sparks debate on changes to screening guidelines

Published in Vaccine Weekly, August 27th, 2003

While vaccines for cervical cancer that appear to be clinically useful remain in clinical trials, an analysis by Duke University Medical Center researchers concludes that while such a vaccine could delay the need for an initial Pap test, it would not eliminate the need for screening.

The researchers published their assessment of cost-effectiveness of different strategies in an article in the August 13, 2003, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

"We do not have a vaccine on the market yet, and there are many unknowns about the vaccines' efficacy and duration, but the questions about how these vaccines might change a...

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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2003-08-27)

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