Why was this study done?
cancer
CANCER, CERVICAL CANCER
Recommendations on cervical cancer screening at older ages are mainly based on expert opinions and modeling studies rather than empirical evidence.High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) test is replacing cytology as the primary cervical cancer screening test due to superior sensitivity, but in most countries women over 65 years have never had an HPV test and controversy remains on whether and how these women should be offered a catch-up HPV test to prevent cancer at older ages.Observational studies have shown only that women who have been insufficiently screened at age 50 to 64 could benefit from continued screening after the age of 65 but evidence on the optimal screening tool to reach insufficiently screened women above 65 is missing.