Age-specific prevalence of human papillomavirus and abnormal cytology at baseline in a diverse statewide prospective cohort of individuals undergoing cervical cancer screening in Mississippi.

Megan A ClarkeCarolann RisleyMary W StewartKim R GeisingerLaree M HiserJody C MorganKenyata J OwensKrishna AyyalasomayajulaRhonda M RivesAshish JannelaDianne E GrunesLei ZhangMark SchiffmanSarah WagnerJoseph BolandSara BassNicolas Wentzensen

Published in: Cancer medicine (2021)

Our findings suggest that Blacks undergoing cervical cancer screening in MS have higher prevalence of other high-risk 12 HPV types at younger ages and experience an earlier peak of high-grade cytologic abnormalities compared to Whites.

Keyphrases

cervical cancer screening
high grade
risk factors
low grade
fine needle aspiration
mass spectrometry
multiple sclerosis
ms ms
ultrasound guided