Study: HPV DNA Test better than Pap Smear for cervical cancer screening

Denver, CO

It's a relatively new test with new research backing up its benefits and if you fit the right profile you may be able to only have a Pap smear once every three years.
It's the HPV DNA test used to detect cervical cancer-- a cancer that is diagnosed in about 10,000 women in the U.S. each year.
A Canadian study found out of 10,000 women the HPV test correctly found 95 percent of the lesions that could develop into cervical cancer while the Pap test found 55 percent

But that doesn't mean women can say so long to the swabbing of the cervix, you still have the Pap test. The HPV is just another test using the same sample from the Pap.

Dr. Chris Carey at Denver Health Medical Center said the HPV test can also provide women peace of mind. "If Pap smear is mildly abnormal and HPV is negative, then a woman doesn't have to have a coloposy or biopsy." More >>

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