HPV testing for primary cervical cancer screening recommendations report

CADTH undertook a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to inform policy decisions through a review of the evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and safety, cost-effectiveness, patients' perspectives and experiences, ethical issues, and implementation issues regarding the use of HPV versus c...

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Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) CADTH March 2019, 2019
Series:CADTH optimal use report
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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520 |a CADTH undertook a Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to inform policy decisions through a review of the evidence relating to clinical effectiveness and safety, cost-effectiveness, patients' perspectives and experiences, ethical issues, and implementation issues regarding the use of HPV versus cytology-based primary cervical cancer screening programs. The HTA informed the following policy questions: Should HPV testing replace cervical cytology in Canadian jurisdictions as the primary screening tool for cervical cancer? If yes, what criteria, including appropriate screening interval and ages to start and stop screening, should guide HPV-based cervical cancer screening programs in Canada?