Cervical cancer is commonly associated with HPV infection. But some cases are found in people who test negative for HPV. There’s currently no clear definition for this type of cervical cancer.

HPV-negative cervical cancer is a poorly understood disease entity with poorer patient outcomes compared with HPV-positive cervical cancer. Cervical cancer biologic characteristics, genomic ...

The term ASCUS indicates minor cellular change detected on Papanicolaou (Pap) test results. Since most abnormal changes that occur to the cervix are the result of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, ...

Research has increasingly shown that HPV testing is more effective than cytology at detecting cervical precancer. A cohort study showed that patients who tested HPV negative had the lowest cumulative ...

J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014;18(1):1-7. In a clinical setting, this combination of maintained sensitivity with increased specificity would lead to fewer office visits and procedures. Our cost analysis ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) causes most cases of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer not caused by HPV is called HPV-negative cervical cancer and accounts for roughly 5% of all cervical cancer cases. The ...