Can the test for human papillomavirus DNA be used as the stand-alone, first-line screening test for cervical cancer?

Cleve Clin J Med. 2015 Apr;82(4):213-5. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.82a.14092.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Viral / analysis*
  • Early Detection of Cancer / methods*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Papillomaviridae / genetics*
  • Papillomaviridae / isolation & purification
  • Papillomavirus Infections / diagnosis
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Vaginal Smears

Substances

  • DNA, Viral