ABSTRACT
This study aimed to analyze the role of DNA tsting in cervical cancer. In 1995, the International Agency for Research on Cancer defined the association between infections with human papilloma virus (HPV) and cervical cancer (CC), sustained in numerous epidemiologic and experimental evidences. However, even if the infection develops as a necessary condition to generate a CC in almost the 100 por ciento of the cases, it would not be sufficient enough without the support of other associated factors to break out the tumoral growth. Thus, human papilloma viruses are receiving increasing attention for their role in the pathogenesis of ulterine cervix cancer, and therefore efforts should be dedicated to avoid this infection as a mean to prevent CC, development of an effective vaccine. We examined a group of 111 females in order to evaluate the results obtained with human papilloma virus DNA testing aimed to generate indications to improve the management's condition of cost-effectiveness