Reengineering Cervical Cancer Screening for the 21st Century: Joint Action for a Novel Up-to-date and Sustainable Screening Program

Launched by INSTITUTO DE SAUDE PUBLICA DA UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO · Mar 31, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) is highly effective and is expected to reduce substantially the burden of cervical cancer (CC), but cervical cancer screening (CCS) remains necessary for females who were not covered by the vaccination plans, those who remain non-adherent to vaccination, and for early detection of the cervical lesions not prevented by the vaccine. However, the sustainability of CCS programs will be challenged by the expectedly dramatic reduction in frequency of cervical precancerous lesions. A paradigm shift for CCS programs, towards a substantial improvement o...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Females fulfilling the eligibility criteria for CCS, as defined by the current guidelines for the organized screening program in Portugal.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Not having a Portuguese mobile phone number or a Portuguese address available in the clinical/administrative records of the primary healthcare units;
• • Any of the exclusion criteria for CCS, as defined by the current guidelines for the organized screening program in Portugal.