Keywords

cervical cancer prevention, cervical cancer screening, cervical precancer treatment, Pap test

 

Authors

  1. Wuerthner, Barbara A. NP-C
  2. Avila-Wallace, Maria RNC, WHNP

Abstract

Abstract: Cervical cancer incidence in the United States is estimated to affect 12,900 women in 2016, with 4,100 deaths. Screening for this cancer with Pap test and adjunct human papillomavirus testing has made cervical cancer a treatable disease. This article reviews screening, treatment recommendations, and prevention for cervical cancer.