HPV DNA Test Identifies Cervical Pre-cancerous Disease In Developing Countries With 90% Success Rate
Sunday, September 21, 2008 - 20:28
in Psychology & Sociology
Results of the first study to determine the accuracy of a new rapid screening test for HPV created specifically for use in the developing world, have shown it to be 90 percent accurate in detecting precancerous cervical disease when tested on a group of local women in Shanxi province, eastern China.
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