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Testing menstrual blood for HPV might provide a less invasive way to screen for cervical cancer, a new study suggests
Signs of cervical cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) could be found in menstrual blood, offering a potentially less invasive and more accessible alternative to the often-dreaded pelvic exam.
Many can be mistaken for period problems.
Period blood test ‘could offer less invasive alternative’ to current cervical cancer screening approaches, a study has ...
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Menstrual blood HPV testing accurately detects cervical precancer
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MD A simple menstrual pad may offer a scalable, non-invasive way to expand cervical cancer screening, ...
Every day almost 2,000 women around the world sit down opposite a doctor and are told they have cervical cancer.
ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...
A modeling study of Norway, which has high HPV vaccination coverage and uniform cervical cancer screening, suggests fewer ...
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