Enduring Consensus Guidelines for Cervical Cancer Screening and Management: Introduction to the Scope and Process

for the Enduring Consensus Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines Committee

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Abstract

Objectives The Enduring Consensus Cervical Cancer Screening and Management Guidelines (Enduring Guidelines) effort is a standing committee to continuously evaluate new technologies and approaches to cervical cancer screening, management, and surveillance. Methods and Results The Enduring Guidelines process will selectively incorporate new technologies and approaches with adequate supportive data to more effectively improve cancer prevention for high-risk individuals and decrease unnecessary procedures in low-risk individuals. This manuscript describes the structure, process, and methods of the Enduring Guidelines effort. Using systematic literature reviews and primary data sources, risk of precancer will be estimated and recommendations will be made based on risk estimates in the context of established risk-based clinical action thresholds. The Enduring Guidelines process will consider health equity and health disparities by assuring inclusion of diverse populations in the evidence review and risk assessment and by developing recommendations that provide a choice of well-validated strategies that can be adapted to different settings. Conclusions The Enduring Guidelines process will allow updating existing cervical cancer screening and management guidelines rapidly when new technologies are approved or new scientific evidence becomes available.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)117-123
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of lower genital tract disease
Volume28
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2024

Keywords

  • cervical cancer
  • consensus guidelines
  • human papillomavirus
  • management
  • precancer
  • recommendations
  • risk
  • screening
  • triage

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