Cervical cancer screening is used to find changes in the cells of the cervix that could lead to cancer.
Screening includes cervical cytology (also called the Pap test or Pap smear), testing for human papillomavirus (HPV), or both.
Most women should have cervical cancer screening on a regular basis..
The Pap test (also called a Pap smear or cervical cytology) collects cervical cells so they can be checked for changes caused by HPV that may—if left untreated—turn into cervical cancer.
It can find precancerous cells and cervical cancer cells.Apr 27, 2023.
For both tests a doctor or nurse takes a sample of cells from the cervix.
However, the Pap smear test used to look for abnormal cells in the cervix, while the cervical screening test looks for HPV infection.
The new test for HPV can identify women who could be at risk of cervical cancer earlier than the Pap test could..
Background: Liquid-based cervical cytology was developed to improve the diagnostic reliability of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears.
Conventional Pap smears can have false-negative and false-positive results because of inadequate sampling and slide preparation, and errors in laboratory detection and interpretation.Feb 15, 2010.
LBC can be a better alternative to conventional smear because of lower rate of unsatisfactory smears.
Furthermore, residual LBC sample is available to perform HPV DNA testing.
LBC with concomitant HPV testing can prove to be more effective in high-resource setting..
Background: Liquid-based cervical cytology was developed to improve the diagnostic reliability of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears.
Conventional Pap smears can have false-negative and false-positive results because of inadequate sampling and slide preparation, and errors in laboratory detection and interpretation.Feb 15, 2010.
For both tests a doctor or nurse takes a sample of cells from the cervix.
However, the Pap smear test used to look for abnormal cells in the cervix, while the cervical screening test looks for HPV infection.
The new test for HPV can identify women who could be at risk of cervical cancer earlier than the Pap test could..
