Public education will be critical as provinces roll out new cervical cancer screening method, researchers say (opens in new tab)

As Canada moves to modernize cervical cancer screening, a new study suggests most women do not yet understand or trust the shift from the Pap test to human papillomavirus (HPV) based screening. The national survey, published in Current Oncology, examined women’s preferences for cervical screening – including how they want to be screened and how they want information communicated – as Canada transitions from Pap tests to HPV testing. “We now have better tools to prevent cervical cancer, but if...