A simple urine test, or swab, could allow women to test themselves for cervical cancer in the privacy and comfort of their home. A DIY urine and swab sample kit could replace the need for women to have a smear test in hospital (stock)Women would send off the swabs or urine samples for laboratory analysis. ‘We hope urine tests and swabs, done at home and posted away, could eventually be part of the national screening programme. The urine test and swab detect changes to cell DNA from the most dangerous types of HPV. That could eventually mean women could skip smear tests, having only a HPV test and then taking a swab or urine test kit home.

Source: Daily Mail November 04, 2019 15:56 UTC