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Cancer Commentary - Caring About Cancer

November 22nd, 2007

Digene® HPV Test: Only High-Risk HPV Test Approved by the FDA

The Digene® HPV Test is the only such test approved by the FDA that uses advanced molecular technology to detect the DNA (genetic material) of 13 high-risk types of HPV (the virus shown to actually cause virtually all cases of cervical cancer.)
Approved by the FDA in 2003 for cervical cancer screening in conjunction with […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments

June 29th, 2007

ThinPrep Imager (TPI): A Computerized Cervical Cancer Screening Test

An Australian computerized test for cervical cancer screening - ThinPrep Imager (TPI) – is being evaluated by the NHS Cancer Screening Programmes.
Dr Elizabeth Davey and colleagues from Sydney University found that using the said technology detected 1.3 more cases of frankly nasty or so-called “high-grade” cervical abnormalities per 1,000 women screened than the conventional manual […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 1 comment

November 6th, 2006

HPV Test, Better Long-term Predictor Of Cervical Cell Abnormalities Than Pap Smear in Older Women

The traditional Pap smear is still the best initial cervical cancer screening tool for younger women.
A new large Danish study however, found that a test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is a much more effective way of screening for potential cancer in older women (age 40 and above).
The researchers specifically found that the absolute risk of […]

By Gloria Gamat -- 0 comments