Evidence of Decreased Long-term Risk of Cervical Precancer after Negative Primary HPV Screens Compared with Negative Cytology Screens in a Longitudinal Cohort Study.
Anna GottschlichQuan HongLovedeep GondaraMd Saiful AlamDarrel A CookRuth Elwood MartinMarette H LeeJoy MelnikowStuart J PeacockLily ProctorGavin StuartEduardo L FrancoMel KrajdenLaurie W SmithGina Suzanne OgilviePublished in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology (2024)
These findings suggest that primary HPV screening intervals could be extended beyond the current 5-year recommendation, potentially reducing barriers to screening.