<p>In a large, randomized clinical trial that compared primary HPV testing alone vs. Pap test for cervical screening, results suggest that primary HPV testing can pick up precancerous lesions sooner and with better accuracy than the Pap test.</p>

New Data on HPV Testing Vs. Pap

HPV testing detects precancers sooner and with better accuracy

September 1, 2018

In a large, randomized clinical trial that compared primary HPV testing alone vs. Pap test for cervical screening, results suggest that primary HPV testing can pick up precancerous lesions sooner and with better accuracy than the Pap test.

Issue Date: September 1, 2018

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Financial Disclosure: Consulting Editor Robert A. Hatcher, MD, MPH, Nurse Planner Melanie Deal, MS, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, Author Rebecca Bowers, Author Anita Brakman, Author Taylor Rose Ellsworth, Executive Editor Shelly Morrow Mark, Copy Editor Savannah Zeches, and Editorial Group Manager Terrey L. Hatcher report no consultant, stockholder, speaker’s bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study. Author Melania Gold, DO, serves on the advisory board for Afaxys Inc. and is a Consultant for Bayer.

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