New national data from Australia show that opening self-collected HPV testing to everyone dramatically increases uptake among those least likely to be screened, and preserves the clinical power needed to drive cervical cancer elimination.
Study: Uptake and performance of self-collection offered through primary care to all eligible participants in a national cervical screening programme in Australia: a retrospective cohort study. Image credit: Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock.com
In a recent study published in The Lancet Public Health, a group of researchers evaluated how universal access to self-collected human papillomavirus (HPV) testing influences uptake of self-collection and clinical detection outcomes within a relatively short post-implementation follow-up period.