Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Testing: Increased Cervical Cancer Screening Participation and Incorporation in International Screening Programs

Self-Sampling for Human Papillomavirus Testing: Increased Cervical Cancer Screening Participation and Incorporation in International Screening Programs

In most industrialized countries, screening programs for cervical cancer have shifted from cytology (Pap smear or ThinPrep) alone on clinician-obtained samples to the addition of screening for human papillomavirus (HPV), its main causative agent. For HPV testing, self-sampling instead of clinician-s...

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Main Authors: Sarah Gupta, Christina Palmer, Elisabeth M. Bik, Juan P. Cardenas, Harold Nuñez, Laurens Kraal, Sara W. Bird, Jennie Bowers, Alison Smith, Nathaniel A. Walton, Audrey D. Goddard, Daniel E. Almonacid, Susan Zneimer, Jessica Richman, Zachary S. Apte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
Subjects:
human papillomavirus
cervical cancer
cancer screening
self-sampling
vaginal microbiome
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00077/full

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