Islander
11-03-11, 09:40 AM
By Kate Kelland (http://blogs.reuters.com/search/journalist.php?edition=us&n=kate.kelland&)
LONDON | Wed Nov 2, 2011
(Reuters) - A do-it-yourself test for cervical cancer could help prevent thousands of cases of the disease in women who don't have easy or regular access to smear tests, scientists said on Wednesday.
The DIY test, which detects the human papillomavirus (HPV) responsible for cervical cancer, was widely accepted in a trial involving 20,000 women in Mexico (http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico) and was more effective than traditional smear tests at picking up early signs of disease.
British researchers who helped develop the test and led the trial said the results, published in the Lancet medical journal, suggest the DIY kit has the potential to help thousands of women who live in countries where smear testing is difficult or impossible.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/02/us-cancer-cervical-test-idUSTRE7A11HB20111102?feedType=nl&feedName=ushealth1100
LONDON | Wed Nov 2, 2011
(Reuters) - A do-it-yourself test for cervical cancer could help prevent thousands of cases of the disease in women who don't have easy or regular access to smear tests, scientists said on Wednesday.
The DIY test, which detects the human papillomavirus (HPV) responsible for cervical cancer, was widely accepted in a trial involving 20,000 women in Mexico (http://www.reuters.com/places/mexico) and was more effective than traditional smear tests at picking up early signs of disease.
British researchers who helped develop the test and led the trial said the results, published in the Lancet medical journal, suggest the DIY kit has the potential to help thousands of women who live in countries where smear testing is difficult or impossible.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/02/us-cancer-cervical-test-idUSTRE7A11HB20111102?feedType=nl&feedName=ushealth1100