Current Techniques for the Evaluation of Abnormal Cervical Cytology

Cervical Cancer Screening Interval

“…Cervical cancer screening with the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear has been identified as an effective method of prevention (Berman, 2006;Camillo, 2006;Farley, McBroom, & Zahn, 2005;Feldman, 2003;Sirovich, Feldman, & Goodman, 2008;Solomon, Breen, & McNeel, 2007). The Pap smear detects precancerous lesions, for which effective treatments exist (Brink, Snijders, Meijer, Berkhof, & Verheijen, 2006;Feldman;Miller et al, 2003;Valdespino & Valdespino, 2006).…”