Single HPV test 'predicts cancer risk for up to 18 years' Monday 30 July 2012 Testing women's smear test samples for the human papillomavirus (HPV) can predict who will develop early signs of cervical cancer up to 18 years later, US researchers have found. The results show the long-term benefits of first-line testing for HPV, compared with the current cytology test, which looks for abnormal cells. Senior author of the study, Dr Philip E Castle, of the American Society for Clinical Pathology, said: "While we knew that testing for high-risk HPV can predict cervical cancer risk for a few years, it's remarkable that this predictive effect lasts for almost two decades. "Our findings strongly...
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