Cytology versus HPV testing for cervical cancer screening in the general population.

CONCLUSIONS: Whilst HPV tests are less likely to miss cases of CIN 2+ and CIN 3+, these tests do lead to more unnecessary referrals. However, a negative HPV test is more reassuring than a negative cytological test, as the cytological test has a greater chance of being falsely negative, which could lead to delays in receiving the appropriate treatment. Evidence from prospective longitudinal studies is needed to establish the relative clinical implications of these tests.
PMID: 28796882 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - August 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Authors: Koliopoulos G, Nyaga VN, Santesso N, Bryant A, Martin-Hirsch PP, Mustafa RA, Schünemann H, Paraskevaidis E, Arbyn M Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research