Routine human papillomavirus (HPV) screening for cervical cancer may be safer at longer intervals than the current five-year recommendation, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, ...

Convinced of its value in raising standardized test scores, the Jefferson Parish School Board has renewed its contract to continue the controversial interval assessment program in the 2009-2010 school ...

Bottom Line: The risk of detecting cervical precancer eight years after a negative human papillomavirus (HPV) screening was found to be similar to the risk after three years (the commonly recommended ...

Re-analysis of US Preventive Services Task Force colorectal cancer screening guidelines shows that every-3-year screening with multi-target sDNA could address poor performance of recommended annual ...

Interval testing could soon be used as a means of evaluating Jefferson Parish public school teachers under a measure being proposed by School Board members Ray St. Pierre and Etta Licciardi. St.