Question 269 · LEK · Cervical cancer
In gynaecology, an example of primary prevention of cervical cancer is:
- A. DNA genotyping of highly oncogenic HPVs.
- B. cytology.
- C. a so-called ‘co-testing’ i.e. cytology combined with HVP genotyping.
- D. vaccination against HPV.
- E. colonoscopy.
Hint
Primary prevention prevents the causal infection instead of detecting lesions that have already formed.
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