UW News
Rachel Winer
November 28, 2023
UW research finds that mailing HPV test kits directly to patients increases cervical cancer screening rates
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Currently, more than half of all cervical cancers diagnosed in the United States are in people who are overdue for screening or have never been screened. In a new study, researchers report that mailing HPV test kits significantly increased cervical cancer screening rates.
November 6, 2019
Mailed self-sampling kits helped more women get screened for cervical cancer
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Signaling a potential major change in cervical cancer screening options for American women, a new study found that mailed self-sampling kits that test for HPV — the virus that can cause cervical cancer — helped significantly more women get screened for the cancer. The study involving nearly 20,000 women was conducted by researchers from the…