Self‐collected vaginal <scp>HPV</scp> samples for long‐term non‐attendees in the Swedish organized cervical cancer screening program
Vaginal HPV self-samples increased cervical screening attendance by almost one-fifth among non-attendees who had previously resisted several invitations and interventions. Biopsied women positive for HPV16 or HPV18 had a high prevalence of HSIL or cervical cancer, which strongly supports direct referral to colposcopy. Long-term non-attendees have an exceptionally high risk of cervical cancer and should receive special attention.
Authors
- Caroline Hellsten (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4206-7337)
- Avalon Sundqvist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9559-3379)
- Björn Strander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8369-7955)
- Magnus Lindh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8729-7462)
- Christer Borgfeldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2267-8325)
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Lund University (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica
- Published
- 2025-04-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.15112
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.42