But in other cases, it persists and goes on to cause cervical cancer. A new technology, dubbed Cobas, which tests for the presence of the human papilloma virus (HPV) that triggers cervical cancer, has for the first time been introduced in Kenya. Updated Mon, June 20th 2016 at 00:00 GMT +3NAIROBI: Sexually active women can now find out if they have the deadly sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer. The current techniques for testing for cervical cancer such as pap smear and visual inspection do not test for the presence of the lethal virus. Instead, they look for abnormal changes in the cells and tissue of the cervix that may indicate cancer.

Source: Standard Digital June 19, 2016 19:17 UTC