Cervical cancer screening program based on primary DNA-HPV testing in a Brazilian city: a cost-effectiveness study protocol

• Main Authors: Julio Cesar Teixeira (Author), Diama Bhadra Vale (Author), Joana Froes Bragança (Author), Cirbia Silva Campos (Author), Michelle Garcia Discacciati (Author), Luiz Carlos Zeferino (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The causal relationship between high-risk (hr) HPV infection and precancerous lesions or cervical cancer has led to the development of strategies to increase screening performance and prevent this cancer. The increased sensitivity of DNA-HPV testing compared to cervical cytology...