2015 AACC

Recent Advances in Cervical Cancer Prevention by HPV Vaccination and Screening-35201 (Room Georgia World Congress Center - B309)

30 Jul 15
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Tracks: Cancer, Ethics, Government/Regulatory, Guidelines, Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics, Pediatrics, Testing Methods, Utilization

Speaker(s): Yusheng Zhu, Medical University of South Carolina; Douglas Lowy, National Cancer Institute; Sarah Feldman, Harvard Medical School; Anna Lau, National Institutes of Health

After this session, participants will be able to: 1) recognize the role of HPV infection in the development of benign and malignant disease at the cervix and other anatomical sites; 2) describe the ability of HPV vaccination to prevent the majority of infections, high-grade dysplasias, and cancers attributable to the HPV types targeted by the vaccine; and 3) explain the principles, methods, and appropriate use of Pap testing and/or HPV testing for cervical cancer screening.