Human Papillomavirus Triage of Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance: Cost-Effective, But At What Cost?
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- 18 January 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- Vol. 98 (2) , 82-83
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djj035
Abstract
Since the introduction of cytology for cervical cancer screening more than 50 years ago, deaths from cervical cancer in the United States have declined by about 75% ( 1 ) . However, an estimated 3700 women will die from cervical cancer in the United States in 2005 ( 2 ) . Among the 55 million Pap smears performed in the United States annually, roughly 3 million show atypical cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS), a conundrum for pathologists, clinicians, and patients ( 3 ) .Keywords
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