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Self-collected HPV tests feasible but still long way off

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Reproductive Health, SRHR

An innovative new technology that allows women to collect their own samples for HPV testing, rather than having the sample taken by a healthcare worker, was recently tested in the Eastern Cape. Elri Voigt spoke to local experts about the study and what such a self-collected test might mean for cervical cancer detection in South Africa.

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Self-collected HPV tests feasible but still long way off

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