The planning of cervical cancer screening programmes in Eastern Europe: is viral testing a suitable alternative to smear testing?

Chris Sherlaw-Johnson () and Steve Gallivan

Health Care Management Science, 2000, vol. 3, issue 4, 323-329

Abstract: Cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing has potential advantages over conventional smear testing in that it can predict cases in which invasive cancers are more likely to develop, may be cheaper to implement and improve compliance. In areas of the world where little formalised cervical cancer screening takes place, or where health resources are limited, HPV testing has been suggested as a possible alternative for primary screening. In this paper we demonstrate the use of mathematical modelling to evaluate the effects of setting up screening programmes in Eastern Europe with HPV DNA testing as the primary screening tool and compare it with conventional smear testing. The impact of screening is measured in terms of the life years gained and the resulting resource usage and cost. We investigate several screening options with different screening intervals and age ranges for the target population. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2000

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1019074214801

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