2016/10/29
Secondary Prevention of Cervical Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Clinical Practice Guideline
<Primary Screening>
- Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing is recommended in all resource settings.
- Visual inspection with acetic acid may be used in basic settings.
- The recommended age ranges and frequencies in each setting are as follows:
- Maximal: 25-65 years, every 5 years
- Enhanced: 30-65 years, if two consecutive negative tests at 5-years intervals, then every 10 years
- Limited: 30-49 years, every 10 years
- Basic: 30-49 years, one to three times per lifetime
<Exiting Screening>
- Maximal and enhanced: > 65 years with consistently negative results during past > 15 years
- Limited and basic: < 49 years, resource-dependent; see specific recommendations
<Triage>
- In basic settings, visual assessment for treatment may be used after positive HPV DNA testing results. ◦If visual inspection with acetic acid was used as primary screening with abnormal results, women should receive treatment.
- For other settings, HPV genotyping and/or cytology may be used.
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<After Triage>
- Women with negative triage results should receive follow-up in 12 months. ·In basic settings, women should be treated if there are abnormal or positive triage results.
- In limited settings, women with abnormal results from triage should receive colposcopy, if available, or visual assessment for treatment, if colposcopy is not available.
- In maximal and enhanced settings, women with abnormal or positive results from triage should receive colposcopy.