News: WHO guidelines for cervical cancer prevention - out now (10 February 2014)

WHO has recently issued, for the first time, guidelines for screening and treatment of precancerous lesions for cervical cancer prevention. The guidelines include
recommendations, based on the available evidence, on the use of a screen and
treat approach using visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) for screening and
treatment with cryotherapy, or when feasible HPV testing followed by treatment.
These guidelines are now available at the WHO sexual and reproductive health: cancers of the reproductive system webpage: http://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/cancers/screening_and...