Thomas C. Wright, MD

CERVICAL DISEASE

2007 produced compelling evidence: The HPV vaccine is efficacious in virus-naïve women and HPV DNA testing has value as a screening tool

Author:: Joseph S. Sanfilippo, MD, MBA; Thomas J. Cox, MD; Thomas C. Wright, MD

Publish date: July 1, 2007

The HPV vaccine is a boon to prevention efforts, but other aspects of cervical cancer screening and treatment still require our attention

Who should be immunized? Who pays? Should women over 26 be vaccinated? Is cervical screening on its way out?

What’s new and important in the Consensus Conference’s soon-to-be-released new guidelines

FDA approval is an exciting first step. But 4 additional factors will determine the vaccine’s ultimate success

Author:: Damn G. Ferris, MD; Sanjay Batish, MD; Thomas C. Wright, MD; Christine Cushing, MD; Edwin H. Scott, MD