Cervical cancer screening guidelines and screening practices in 11 countries: A systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization (WHO) advocates population-based screening programs to reduce the global incidence of cervical cancer. However, screening guidelines and practice continually change to reflect scientific developments. Here we describe and compare cervical cancer screening guidelines and clinical practice in 11 countries across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. We conducted a systematic literature review (SLR) complemented by a targeted literature review (TLR) to identify relevant peer-reviewed publications and policy documents, which include 120 publications, of which 86 were identified from the SLR and 34 from the TLR. Only six of 11 countries assessed have population-based screening programs in place. Considerable differences persist across countries' screening guidel

SUBMITTER: Wang W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9142642 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature