A U.S. health panel says women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening.
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Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday.from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are aimed at getting more people screened and spreading the word that women can take their own vaginal samples to check for
“I’m very hopeful that self-collection will help even more women get screened and help us reduce even further the burden of cervical cancer among women,” said task force vice chair Dr. John Wong of Tufts University School of Medicine.For now, the tests are only for use in health care settings; home testing may be on the horizon.
The HPV tests detect high-risk types of the virus. In contrast, a Pap test looks for abnormal cells in the cervix.
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