They discover that the papilloma test detects cancer of the uterus before

By EFE

Jul. 04, 2018-15: 50

The human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test identifies precancerous changes in cervical cells earlier and more specifically than Papanicolaou cytology, according to a clinical study published today.

The work, published by the journal JAMA, is the work of a team led by Dr. Gina Suzanne Ogilvie, of the Health Center and the Women's Hospital of Vancouver (Canada). ), which for a decade studied data from some 19,000 women

Research has shown that the human papillomavirus test is more sensitive than Papanicolaou, a widely used test that for decades has been the standard procedure for preventing The occurrence of cervical cancer

HPV is the most common badually transmitted infection in people, whose immune system usually clears the virus in one or two years. years, but when the infection persists, it can lead to precancerous lesions or even malignancies.

In addition, almost all cases of cervical cancer are due to infections caused by the human papillomavirus.

As experts have learned more about the role of HPV in cervical cancer, there have been more doctors recommending women to undergo more HPV testing and less to cytology, a microscopic test of the cells taken by scratching. However, according to Ogilvie, instead of rejecting Papamicolau, this test should complete the papilloma test

"The real benefit of the joint review is the HPV papilloma test," said the researcher also to University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

The American Cancer Society estimates that about 13,200 new patients will be diagnosed this year. invasive cervical cancer in the United States and about 4,200 women will die from this disease.

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