HPV test may be twice as efficient as PAPA test in preventing cervical cancer.
These are the results of research conducted at the hospital in Hammersmith and published in the journal International Journal of Cancer.
Nearly 3000 women were asked to do the PAPA test and also HPV test. It was discovered that women who were only doing the PAPA test had more chance to develop abnormalities of the cervix during the next five years than those who have had negative results on HPV testing. This means that the HPV test is a better indicator of future problems.
- This research confirms that when taking the smear HPV test detects more diseases and offers women excellent protection from the uterus abnormalities for at least six years if the test was negative, while normal PAPA test is not reliable after three years - comments on the study leader, Professor Jack Cuzik
These are the results of research conducted at the hospital in Hammersmith and published in the journal International Journal of Cancer.
Nearly 3000 women were asked to do the PAPA test and also HPV test. It was discovered that women who were only doing the PAPA test had more chance to develop abnormalities of the cervix during the next five years than those who have had negative results on HPV testing. This means that the HPV test is a better indicator of future problems.
- This research confirms that when taking the smear HPV test detects more diseases and offers women excellent protection from the uterus abnormalities for at least six years if the test was negative, while normal PAPA test is not reliable after three years - comments on the study leader, Professor Jack Cuzik
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