You might be familiar with a Pap test, which looks for abnormal cell changes in your cervix. Cervix Self-Screening is an alternative to the Pap test that looks for HPV, the virus that causes these abnormal cell changes.
Screening can help find out if you are at risk for developing abnormal cells. Finding and treating abnormal cells early can help prevent cancer. Screening can also find cancer at an early stage when there are more treatment options. If cervical cancer is caught at its earliest stage, the chance of survival is more than 85 per cent.
How does HPV testing prevent cervical cancer?
HPV testing is an alternative to a screening Pap test. Unlike a Pap test that looks for abnormal cell changes, HPV testing looks for the virus that causes these abnormal cell changes to occur.
How Cervical Cancer Develops
Not all high-risk HPV infections cause cancer. If cervical cancer is going to develop, it usually takes ten years or more. Most infections will go away on their own without causing any problems.
HPV Testing
Cervix self-screening uses HPV testing to look for high-risk HPV types in your vagina. HPV testing does not need a sample from your cervix. It is an alternative to a screening Pap test.
Pap Testing
A Pap test is when a health care provider collects cells from your cervix. Your sample is looked at under a microscope for any cell changes caused by HPV.
How does HPV testing prevent cervical cancer?
HPV testing is an alternative to a screening Pap test. Unlike a Pap test that looks for abnormal cell changes, HPV testing looks for the virus that causes these abnormal cell changes.
How Cervical Cancer Develops
Not all high-risk HPV infections cause cancer. If cervical cancer is going to develop, it usually takes ten years or more. Most infections will go away on their own without causing any problems.
HPV Testing
Cervix self-screening uses HPV testing to look for high-risk HPV types in your vagina. HPV testing does not need a sample from your cervix. It is an alternative to a screening Pap test.
Pap Testing
A Pap test is when a health care provider collects cells from your cervix. Your sample is looked at under a microscope for any cell changes caused by HPV.
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