Risk of Cervical Cancer Associated with Extending the Interval between Cervical-Cancer Screenings
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- 16 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 349 (16), 1501-1509
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa035419
Abstract
Although contemporary guidelines suggest that the intervals between Papanicolaou tests can be extended to three years among low-risk women with previous negative tests, the excess risk of cervical cancer associated with less frequent than annual screening is uncertain.Keywords
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