European Federation for Colposcopy (EFC) and European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) joint considerations about human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, screening programs, colposcopy, and surgery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2020 Aug;30(8):1097-1100. doi: 10.1136/ijgc-2020-001617. Epub 2020 Jun 2.
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Keywords: cervical cancer.

Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Carcinoma / diagnosis
  • Carcinoma / prevention & control
  • Carcinoma / surgery
  • Carcinoma / virology
  • Colposcopy / standards*
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Early Detection of Cancer / methods
  • Early Detection of Cancer / standards*
  • Europe
  • Female
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures / standards*
  • Health Care Rationing / methods
  • Health Care Rationing / standards
  • Health Services Accessibility / standards
  • Humans
  • Infection Control / methods
  • Infection Control / standards
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / complications
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / diagnosis
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / prevention & control
  • Papillomavirus Infections* / surgery
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Telemedicine / methods
  • Telemedicine / standards
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / diagnosis
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / prevention & control
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / surgery
  • Uterine Cervical Dysplasia / virology
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / diagnosis
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / prevention & control
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms* / virology