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?
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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