Half of Quebec's Regions Offer the HPV Test that Replaces the Pap Test

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (MSSS) has announced today that the human papillomavirus (HPV) test is now available to the Montérégie population.HPV infection is the main cause of cervical cancer in women and early detection of this disease allows for more rapid action to prevent the health of affected people. This test will gradually replace the Papanicolaou (PAP) test to provide more accurate and less frequent screening. In this re…

Half of Quebec's administrative regions now offer the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test, which will replace the Pap test throughout the province by the end of the year. Montérégie is the most recent region to have made the change.

It gradually replaces the test of Papanicolaou, less precise and must be done every two years.The VPH tests [...] L的 article The VPH test now offered in Montérégie appeared first on FM 103.3.