Research informs new national cervical cancer screening recommendation

(University of California - Davis Health System) A comprehensive analysis of eight clinical trials and four cohort studies on cervical cancer screening by researchers from UC Davis and Kaiser Permanente Northwest has found that while Pap smears are still highly effective for detecting pre-cancerous cells and cancer, testing for the virus that causes these cancers also is an excellent screening tool.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news