Ontario shifts from Pap to HPV test for cervical cancer screening, but no at-home kits yet

Ontario shifts from Pap to HPV test for cervical cancer screening, but no at-home kits yet

TORONTO — Ontario will replace its main method of cervical cancer screening next week to a more accurate and less frequent test, but the dreaded speculum exam is not in the rear-view just yet.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) tests in the

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