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. 2023 Aug 16;3(8):e0001982.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001982. eCollection 2023.

Toward 70% cervical cancer screening coverage: Technical challenges and opportunities to increase access to human papillomavirus (HPV) testing

Kathryn A Kundrod  1 , Jose Jeronimo  1 , Beatrice Vetter  2 , Mauricio Maza  3 , Gad Murenzi  4 , Natacha Phoolcharoen  5 , Philip E Castle  1   6
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Toward 70% cervical cancer screening coverage: Technical challenges and opportunities to increase access to human papillomavirus (HPV) testing

Kathryn A Kundrod et al. PLOS Glob Public Health. .

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. Cervical cancer screening through human papillomavirus (HPV) testing is a core component of the strategy for elimination, with a set target of screening 70% of women twice in their lifetimes. In this review, we discuss technical barriers and opportunities to increase HPV screening globally.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have read the journal’s policy and have the following competing interests: PC and KK are employees of the National Cancer Institute (NCI). BV is an employee of FIND (https://finddx.org). PC has received HPV tests and assays for research at a reduced or no cost from Roche, Becton Dickinson, Cepheid, Atila Biosystems, and Arbor Vita Corporation outside of the submitted work. This does not alter adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products associated with this research to declare.

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Fig 1. Framework for review of HPV technical barriers.
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Fig 2. Selected cervical sample collection devices for HPV testing.
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