BC's New HPV-Based Cervical Cancer Screening Outperforms Pap Test
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In British Columbia, a new HPV-based cervical cancer screening method is proving more effective than the traditional Pap test, catching more pre-cancers and cancers linked to high-risk HPV strains. This program, launched in January 2024, is set to cover one hundred per cent of screenings by next year. With nearly four hundred thousand HPV swabs collected, the method has shown a positive rate of two point four per cent for the highest-risk strains, leading to follow-up colposcopies. Experts like Doctor Lily Proctor assert that HPV testing is superior at detecting issues early. Follow-up care has significantly increased, with over twenty-two thousand colposcopies performed. HPV vaccination, free for ages nine to twenty-six and beyond for high-risk groups, prevents over ninety-eight per cent of related pre-cancers when combined with screening. Officials aim to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040 through high uptake, with routine checks recommended for women aged twenty-five to sixty-nine.
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