Self-collection and HPV DNA testing could be an effective cervical cancer screening
Monday, January 23, 2012 - 16:00
in Health & Medicine
Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of self-collected specimens may be a more effective way to screen for cervical cancer in low-resource settings compared to visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA) and liquid-based cytology (LBC), according to a study published January 23 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.