The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends cervical cancer screening with cervical cytology alone every 3 years or screening with high-risk human papillomavirus testing alone every 5 years.
While more teenagers are now starting the HPV vaccination dose cycle, many still aren’t completing the full series.
Rates of the disease tend to be higher in this group, researcher says.
Rates increased when women who had already undergone a hysterectomy were excluded.
Less cervical cancer screenings in women with the HPV vaccine could reduce the risk of false-positives and may help save money.
This study suggests that the HPV vaccine provides protection against cervical cancer even when only 1 or 2 of the recommended doses are given.
