HPV Test More Accurate Than Pap Test At Detecting Cervical Cancer, NEJM Studies Say

Human papillomavirus tests are more accurate than Pap tests in the detection of cervical cancer and precancerous changes in the cervix, according to two studies published on Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine, the Wall Street Journal reports (Tomsho, Wall Street Journal, 10/18). For one of the studies, Canadian researchers led by Eduardo Franco of [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Cervical Cancer on October 25th, 2007