New cervical cancer screening guidelines offer more options

New cervical cancer screening guidelines published in the Journal of the American Medical Association include more screening options including longer intervals between tests for women over 30. The two types of cervical cancer screening include cervical cytology, also known as a Pap smear, and high-risk HPV (hrHPV) testing, both of which can be done by swabbing the cervix during a pelvic exam. A Pap smear can detect abnormal cells or tissues while the hrHPV test looks for the presence of a virus…
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