Women with positive test results underwent colposcopy and biopsy, as did a random sample of women who tested negative. The sensitivity of HPV testing was 94.6%, whereas that of Pap testing was 55.4%.
Women have been going to their gynecologists for Pap tests for more than 50 years. And their vigilance has paid off: Mortality rates from cervical cancer have dropped 70%, according to the ...
The physician is the pathologist who allegedly examined the woman's cervical tissue samples for two of three Pap tests done between 2014 and 2016, according to the suit. Dynacare was involved with ...
Not only do many women struggle to find access to this exam, but many patients find the method for HPV screening — most commonly known as a pap test or pap smear — to be uncomfortable and ...
A Manitoba woman suing a doctor and a diagnostic company says three inaccurate test results led to her diagnosis of stage one cervical cancer, which required treatments that left her infertile. The ...