Letter to Editor

Changes to the American Cancer Society's 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines

Volume: 10 Number: 2 August 31, 2026
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Changes to the American Cancer Society's 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines

Abstract

This editorial letters the updated American Cancer Society (ACS) cervical cancer screening guidelines and discusses their implications for national screening programs. Key updates include endorsing self-collected vaginal swabs for HPV screening to overcome accessibility and privacy barriers, alongside revised criteria for safely discontinuing screening at age 65. Adopting self-sampling options in national screening workflows offers a vital pathway to increase participation rates toward the World Health Organization's (WHO) 70% screening target.

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Ethical Statement

This study does not include original research involving human or animal subjects. Therefore, ethical approval was not required.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Clinical Sciences (Other)

Journal Section

Letter to Editor

Publication Date

August 31, 2026

Submission Date

December 20, 2025

Acceptance Date

February 26, 2026

Published in Issue

Year 2026 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Songur Dağlı, S. (2026). Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines. Ahi Evran Medical Journal, 10(2), 188-190. https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.1846149
AMA
1.Songur Dağlı S. Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines. Ahi Evran Med J. 2026;10(2):188-190. doi:10.46332/aemj.1846149
Chicago
Songur Dağlı, Selda. 2026. “Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines”. Ahi Evran Medical Journal 10 (2): 188-90. https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.1846149.
EndNote
Songur Dağlı S (August 1, 2026) Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines. Ahi Evran Medical Journal 10 2 188–190.
IEEE
[1]S. Songur Dağlı, “Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines”, Ahi Evran Med J, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 188–190, Aug. 2026, doi: 10.46332/aemj.1846149.
ISNAD
Songur Dağlı, Selda. “Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines”. Ahi Evran Medical Journal 10/2 (August 1, 2026): 188-190. https://doi.org/10.46332/aemj.1846149.
JAMA
1.Songur Dağlı S. Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines. Ahi Evran Med J. 2026;10:188–190.
MLA
Songur Dağlı, Selda. “Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines”. Ahi Evran Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 2, Aug. 2026, pp. 188-90, doi:10.46332/aemj.1846149.
Vancouver
1.Selda Songur Dağlı. Changes to the American Cancer Society’s 2025 cervical cancer screening guidelines. Ahi Evran Med J. 2026 Aug. 1;10(2):188-90. doi:10.46332/aemj.1846149

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