The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a panel of health experts, is supporting use of the HPV test as a routine component for cervical cancer screening. The panel recommends that "the test for the human papillomavirus (HPV) can be used once every five years for women aged 30 to 65, in lieu of the once every three-year Pap test." For women younger than 30, aged 21-29, undergoing a Pap test once every 3 years remains the recommended option.
To read more about the USPSTF's views on this issue, click here.
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