A better way than dreaded smear: Change in primary cervical cancer screen welcome news

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A better way than dreaded smear: Change in primary cervical cancer screen welcome news

Jane O’Hallahan

Thursday 31 August 2023, 10:30 AM

Te Whatu Ora is introducing the HPV test for cervical cancer, aiming to ensure more people are checked and more cancers caught early. Sculpture by Paul Dibble [Image: NZD]

On 12 September New Zealand’s National Cervical Screening Programme will switch to human papillomavirus testing, used in both the UK and Australia. The new screening method, with the option to self-test, will be a game changer in the fight against cervical cancer, writes Jane O’Hallahan

Apart perhaps from a trip to the dentist, the personal health test that can make many women anxious is a cervical screening test. Although we know

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