Dr. Lily Proctor, medical director of B.C. Cancer’s cervical cancer screening program, said the Pap test misses about eight times more pre-cancers than a single HPV test.

Usually, pap smears are performed at a clinic by a doctor or healthcare provider, but with the new kits, patients will have the option of collecting their own sample on site, or taking a kit home, and ...

Emily H. Adhikari, MD, discusses a clinical practice algorithm designed to help clinicians evaluate patients for syphilis.

The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for cervical cancer and since its introduction in organized screening programmes in resource-rich countries it has been successful in ...

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