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HPV testing preferred over Pap for cervical cancer screening starting at age 30, task force’s draft recommendation says
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive Services Task Force. Traditionally, many women have been screened for cervical cancer with cervical cytology – also known as Pap tests or Pap smears – in which cells from the cervix are collected and checked for signs of cancer. But the draft USPSTF recommendation, released Tuesday, emphasizes testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses, or HPV, as a primary screening approach for women ages 30 to 65, as most cerv

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