ASCCP Updates to 2006 Consensus Conference The Updates to the 2006 Consensus Conference will be held September 14 and 15, 2012 at the Natcher Conference Center (located on the NIH Campus), Bethesda, Maryland. The meeting will run from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Friday and from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturday. For more [...]
LAST Project Consensus Recommendations Published
June 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment
LAST Project’s Consensus Recommendations Released by CAP and ASCCP The CAP and ASCCP just released the LAST Project’s consensus recommendations online, published in the Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and in the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease (JLGTD). I previously blogged about this here, so you may be interested in reviewing that prior [...]
ASCP Teleconference: Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
April 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
HOT TOPIC: The 2012 Guidelines For Cervical Cancer Screening: What You Need To Know Now That “We” All Agree! ASCP Teleconference: Cervical Cancer Hot Topic Webcast As I recently blogged, the guidelines for cervical cancer screening have indicated that less screening has been shown to be as effective as prior guidelines recommending more frequent screening. I also [...]
Screening for Cervical Cancer: USPSTF in a Nutshell
April 3, 2012 By 4 Comments
Cervical Cancer Screening: USPSTF Summary Response to Public Comments In October 2011, I previously posted about the draft cervical cancer screening recommendations being considered by the USPSTF and ASC/ASCCP/ASCP. The information was available for public comment on the USPSTF Web site from October 19, 2011, through November 30, 2011. Of note, in decreasing order of [...]
Cervical Cancer Screening: Less Is More?
April 1, 2012 By 2 Comments
Cross-Country Study on Cervical Cancer Screening Cervical cancer screening guidelines were recently published by the USPSTF and ACS/ASCCP/ASCP. The guidelines, published after evidence-based review, suggested that less screening was more effective in certain groups of women. The recommendations considered “…both the benefits and harms…, and an assessment of the balance.” In a recent article published in the March issue of [...]
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