Cervical cancer screening: Is it time for a new test?

By Michael Raj The incidence of cervical cancer has been decreasing over the past three decades, largely due to routine screening. When screening leads to the detection of pre-cancerous lesions, they can easily be treated, and cancer can be avoided; and when screening finds cancer at an early stage, it can usually be treated successfully. Nevertheless, in 2017, it is estimated that there were 1,550 cervical cancer cases diagnosed and 380 deaths in Canada. Current guidelines recommend screening every two to three years using a cytology-based test starting at age 21 through to ages 65 to 70, depending on the jurisdiction. The cytology test can be either a conventional Pap test (or Pap smear) or the newer liquid-based cytology test. Because both tests are commonly referred to as Pap tests,

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