Cervical Cancer Screening in Average-Risk Women
Cet article présente des recommandations pour le dépistage du cancer du col de l'utérus chez des femmes asymptomatiques à risque moyen (âge : supérieur ou égal à 21 ans)
“Screening” means looking for a disease in people who do not have any signs or symptoms of that disease. Cervical cancer screening can be done with a Papanicolaou (Pap) test and/or a test for human papillomavirus (HPV). The Pap test looks for conditions or tumors that may lead to cervical cancer. The HPV test looks for infections that can lead to precancerous lesions that can eventually become cancer. During these tests, a sample is taken from the cervix, tested, and looked at under a microscope. These tests can sometimes be uncomfortable but are usually not painful...
Annals of Internal Medicine , communiqué de presse, 2014