Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Treatment of cervical cancer".)
International
●WHO: Guidelines for the use of thermal ablation for cervical pre-cancer lesions (2019)
●WHO: Comprehensive cervical cancer control – A guide to essential practice, second edition (2014)
•WHO: Guidelines on use of cryotherapy for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (2011)
Canada
●Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC): Canadian Immunization Guide – Human papillomavirus vaccine (2017)
●BC Guidelines: Genital tract cancers in females – Human papillomavirus related cancers (cervical, vaginal, and vulvar) (2014, revised 2016)
●Cancer Care Ontario (CCO): Cervical screening (2011)
United States
●National Cancer Institute (NCI): Cervical cancer screening – Health professional version
●American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Red Book – Human papillomaviruses (2024)
●American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG): Committee opinion on human papillomavirus vaccination (2020, reaffirmed 2023)
●ACOG: Practice advisory on updated cervical cancer screening guidelines (2021, reaffirmed 2023)
●ACOG: Practice advisory on updated guidelines for management of cervical cancer screening abnormalities (2020, reaffirmed 2023)
●ACS: Guideline on human papillomavirus vaccination, update (2020)
●ACOG: Committee opinion on cervical cancer screening in low-resource settings (2015, reaffirmed 2019)
●Guidelines for cervical cancer screening in immunosuppressed women without HIV infection (2019)
●American Urological Association (AUA): Position statement on HPV vaccination for males and females (revised 2018)
●ASCO: Primary prevention of cervical cancer resource-stratified guideline (2017)
●ACIP: Use of a 2-dose schedule for human papillomavirus vaccination – Updated recommendations (2016)
●ACIP: Use of 9-valent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine – Updated HPV vaccination recommendations (2015)
●SGO: Position statement on HPV vaccination of girls and boys (2013)
●SGO: Position statement on cervical cancer screening recommendations (2012)
Europe
●European guidelines for quality assurance in cervical cancer screening, second edition (2015)
United Kingdom
●Public Health England (PHE): Guidance on cervical screening – Pathway for acceptance of new human papillomavirus tests (2019, updated 2024)
●UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA): Guidance for health professionals – HPV universal vaccination (2019, updated 2023)
●UKHSA: The Green Book – Immunisation against infectious disease: Human papillomavirus (HPV) (2013, updated 2023)
India
●Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR): Consensus document for the management of cancer cervix (2016)
Australia–New Zealand
●New Zealand Ministry of Health: Immunisation Handbook – Human papillomavirus (2020)
●RANZCOG: Guidelines for HPV vaccine (2019)
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't routinely do a pelvic examination with a Pap smear (2016)
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