Accuracy of colposcopy to triage HPV-positive women in cervical cancer screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Global evidence confirms colposcopy's accuracy for detecting precancers in HPV screening programs, helping refine which women need further testing.
This comprehensive SR+MA published in The Lancet's EClinicalMedicine synthesized global evidence on colposcopy performance in HPV-based cervical cancer screening programs, providing the most up-to-date accuracy estimates for clinical decision-making. The findings have direct implications for optimizing triage algorithms in HPV screening programs being deployed worldwide, including in LMICs.
What the study was
- Study design
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
- Category
- Early Detection
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- EClinicalMedicine
Why it surfaced
High-impact Lancet-group journal; directly relevant to global cervical cancer prevention; provides actionable accuracy data for screening programs; WHO co-affiliates among authors.
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