New, cheap HPV test could prevent cervical cancer in areas where pap testing is not feasible.

[marionravenwood.livejournal.com]

A new rapid test for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, has proven to be 90 percent accurate in a trial involving women in rural villages in eastern China[...]. [It] was designed to detect 14 high-risk types of HPV in about 2.5 hours. It can be operated by staff with minimal training and without any running water[...]The trial involved 2,388 women [...]who were given instruments and instructions to collect specimens themselves.

Currently, acetic acid visualization is sometimes used for cervical cancer screening in areas where pap testing is not available. (Warning: clinical pictures of cervixes.) According to the Washington Post, this new test may be better than the "screen and treat" approach used with acetic acid visualization.

Comments

[nightchild01.livejournal.com]

Oh that's awesome! Boo about maybe not being able to do it because of my age, but if you can give me a link or just plain an email address I'd contact them about it.

Yeah, but, I don't get pap tested regularly at all because it's really hard losing a month and just getting that stressed out over things. I'm highly phobic of needles (to the point that I pass out 'cause I get panic attacks) but I'd seriously rather have to get a blood test every six months than have to get a pap every year ;-;

[marionravenwood.livejournal.com]

http://depts.washington.edu/hpvstudy/

For more information, or to enroll, call 206-543-3327 or 1-866-820-7833 (toll free) or email hhhstudy@u.washington.edu. The contact name is Sandra O'Reilly.

[nightchild01.livejournal.com]

Thank you!