Cervical cancer remains a significant public health concern in the United States despite being one of the most preventable ...

Fewer precancerous lesions are being found in young women undergoing cervical cancer screenings thanks to the human ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary for the development of cervical carcinoma, and incorporation of molecular testing for HPV in screening and patient management has been proposed. Sufficient ...

This makes the focus on finding and treating precancerous lesions all the more urgent. CIN = cervical intraepithelial neoplasia; ASC-US=atypical cells of undetermined significance; ASC-H ...

The lead-time advantage of early detection of precancerous lesions by HPV DNA testing resulted in cervical cancer reduction; however, an increased detection of possibly regressive precancerous ...

the outer cervical cells can become infected. Continued exposure to the virus can cause these cells to grow uncontrollably, leading to pre-cancerous lesions, known as dysplasia. Though these ...