Quebec to make HPV testing first step for cervical cancer screening - Yahoo News Canada

Quebec will replace pap tests with HPV tests as its main tool to screen for cervical cancer, the Health Ministry has announced. The HPV test, which detects...

A closeup of cancer cells in the cervix. HPV spreads through any kind of sexual contact and is known to cause nearly all cervical cancers. (Getty Images - image credit) Quebec will replace pap tests… [+3398 chars]

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