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Study reveals how HPV-based screening can help eliminate cervical cancer – Calgary Monitor

13 Jun 2024

Toronto [Canada], June 13 (ANI): Using human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening could eliminate cervical cancer in British Columbia by 2040, based on a modelling study.

The findings of the study were published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ).

Nine high-risk HPV strains are the cause of more than 90 per cent of instances of cervical cancer worldwide. Targets to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040–defined as an annual rate of less than 4 per 100,000 women–have been set by the World Health Organization and the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC).

The Pap test has been the primary screening tool for decades, but HPV-based screening shows better accuracy in detecting cervical precancer. As well, HPV-based screening can be performed on samples collected by the patient rather than a health care provider, increasing access and uptake.

“The option for self-collection may also reduce barriers to access and increase screening uptake among those who are never- or underscreened,” writes lead author Dr. Reka Pataky, Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control and BC Cancer, Vancouver, BC, with coauthors.

Read More: https://www.calgarymonitor.com/news/274406924/study-reveals-how-hpv-based-screening-can-help-eliminate-cervical-cancer

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