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HPV Test Better Long-Term Predictor of Cervical Lesions Than Cytology
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Title HPV Test Better Long-Term Predictor of Cervical Lesions Than Cytology
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/574727?src=rss
Description In screening for cervical cancer, a negative human papillomavirus (HPV) test predicts a very low risk of high-grade lesions for at least 6 years, much longer than the 3-year predictive value of a conventional cytology test, new research shows. Reuters Health Information
Category Articles > Infectious Diseases
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Date May 22, 2008
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