Findings from Center for Population Health Research provide new insights into cervical cancer

Data detailed in 'A pilot study of HPV DNA and cytology testing in 50,159 women in the routine Mexican Social Security Program' have been presented. According to a study from Cuernavaca, Mexico, "We present a large feasibility evaluation of high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) DNA testing and cervical cytology as a primary screening strategy for cervical cancer precursor lesions in Mexican women, as part of a routine cancer control program (CCP). A community-based study was carried out in 50,159 women aged 20-70 years who visited the CCP in 12 federal entities located in Northern, Central, and Southern Mexico, including a total of 48 primary health care units of the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social...

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