Cervical Cancer
DIY screening could save lives of women who cannot access smear test
Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 17th, 2011
The test, which detects the virus responsible for cervical cancer, was widely accepted by women in the trial and was more effective than the traditional smear test at picking up the earliest signs of the disease.
The DIY test has the potential to help thousands of women around the world who live in countries where smear testing is logistically impossible. It could also benefit women in richer nations who are unwilling or unable to...
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