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Trial Quickly Changed Management of Cervical Abnormalities
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This is part of an occasional series that recalls some of the stories reported 10 years ago in the News section of the Journal.
In less time than it takes some clinical trials to start, the ASCUS/LSIL Triage Study (ALTS) for cervical cancer was completed and had its results incorporated into clinical guidelines and practice.
ALTS was born out of a change in terminology. In 1989, the National Cancer