| |  Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the major cause of cervical cancer. Hybrid capture based human papillomavirus detection is a test that can detect different types of human papillomavirus, which is used to detect high-grade cervical lesions. | |
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| |  According to an announcement from the International Papillomavirus Society, Australia could soon become the first country to eradicate cervical cancer. The announcement is based on research results published this week, that describe the effectiveness of the free HPV vaccine program offered by all Australian schools. | |
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| |  High-risk types of human papilloma virus (HPV) are one of the most important risk factor for cervical carcinomas in women. Conventionally, pap smear cytology and PCR have been used to screen for the presence of HPV. Recently, a new commercial HPV test has been proposed for diagnosis of HPV-Hybrid capture assay. | |
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| |  The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released new recommendations on screening for cervical cancer. These latest recommendations continue the trend of decreasing participant burden by lengthening screening intervals, making the "annual Pap" a historical artifact. Since its introduction 75 years ago, exfoliative cytology commonly known as the Pap test has been the "gold-standard" screening test for cervical cancer. | |
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| |  According to health advisors from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Pap smears may not be the only way to check for cervical cancer risk among women. The women could be screened for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) infection. HPV infection is known to be a risk factor for cervical cancers later in life. The recommendations are published in the latest issue of the JAMA. | |
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| |  In low-resource countries without well-developed screening programs, expanding access to human papilloma virus vaccination is the best means of preventing cervical cancer and other diseases caused by HPV infection, according to an editorial in the October special issue of the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, official journal of ASCCP. | |
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| |  Screening women for HPV, or human papillomavirus, is a promising way to help detect cervical cancer early, but many at-risk women go without screening for the virus and without Pap tests that look for abnormal cells on the cervix. | |
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| |  An Ontario clinical study that shows adding PET imaging to conventional CT imaging to stage locally advanced cervix cancer can change treatment means newly diagnosed women in this province may also receive PET imaging. | |
