Monday, 7 January 2013

Pap tests should start later, new guidelines recommend

Pap testing should begin at the age of 25 and be repeated at intervals of three years, regardless of a woman’s sexual history and age, according to new guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Recommendations on screening for cervical cancer. CMAJ January 8, 2013; 185(1).

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