Quebec to make HPV testing first step for cervical cancer screening – CBC
The decision follows recommendations from the Quebec’s health institute
Jun 01, 2022
Quebec will replace pap tests with HPV tests as its main tool to screen for cervical cancer, the Health Ministry has announced.
The HPV test, which detects high-risk types of human papillomavirus, will be offered to women between the ages of 25 and 65, every five years.
The announcement comes a month after the regional health authority in the Eastern Townships launched a pilot project allowing 400 women age 21 to 65 to carry out HPV screening at home using a swab test.
However, a spokesperson for the Health Ministry told CBC News the government does not plan to offer self-sampling kits for the time being. For HPV screening, doctors will administer the tests to patients and have the results analyzed in a lab. Details about the screening program will be defined in the coming months.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/hpv-cervical-cancer-screening-pap-test-replaced-1.6473777
