This is particularly true for Māori and Pacific women who are dying of cervical cancer two-to-three times the rate of other women, Murton said. READ MORE:* Self-testing kits for HPV cervical screening could help save lives, so why aren't we using them? * Women's health 'held together by fax machine' as Ardern Govt fails to fund modern HPV testing* Advocates push for HPV self-testing start after Kiri Allan cancer diagnosis* What is cervical cancer, and how do we protect ourselves? It is usually slow-growing, so a screening test can pick up changes and allow treatment prior to the development of cancer. 123RF The College is echoing calls for the implementation of self-administered HPV screening tests.

Source: Stuff April 14, 2021 22:30 UTC