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A Combination Approach Is Very Effective in Detecting HPV in at-Risk Women
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(OPEN):
CERVICAL CANCER: IT KILLS OVER 280-THOUSAND WOMEN, WORLDWIDE,
ANNUALLY. YET, NEW MEDICAL ADVANCES MAKE IT VIRTUALLY
ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT PREVENTABLE. IT'S THE ONLY CANCER WITH A
SINGLE KNOWN CAUSE: H-P-V, THE HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS. NATIONALLY
RECOGNIZED PHYSICIAN AND AUTHOR, DOCTOR MARIE SAVARD...
(SAVARD):
"H-P-V IS A COMMON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION.
IN MOST CASES, THE IMMUNE SYSTEM FIGHTS OFF THE INFECTION, BEFORE IT
CAUSES CANCER. BUT, IN SOME CASES, HIGH-RISK TYPES OF H-P-V
PERSIST--CAUSING PRE-CANCEROUS CELLS THAT CAN LEAD TO CERVICAL CANCER."
(BRIDGE):
DOCTOR SAVARD SAYS THAT--IN ADDITION TO THE H-P-V VACCINE FOR GIRLS
WHO HAVE NOT YET BEEN EXPOSED TO THE VIRUS--THERE'S A HIGHLY SENSITIVE
TEST TO DETECT THESE HIGH-RISK INFECTIONS...
(SAVARD):
"THE 'PAP' ALONE IS NOT FOOLPROOF. WE CAN
BETTER IDENTIFY WOMEN AT RISK WITH A COMBINATION APPROACH OF THE 'PAP'
AND THE H-P-V TEST--APPROVED FOR USE IN WOMEN 30 AND OLDER. THE
TWO TESTS, TOGETHER, MAKE CERVICAL CANCER ALMOST COMPLETELY PREVENTABLE."
(CLOSE):
SEPTEMBER IS "GYNECOLOGICAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH". AND,
MEDICAL EXPERTS ENCOURAGE WOMEN 30 AND OLDER TO GET THE H-P-V
TEST--ALONG WITH THEIR REGULAR "PAP". TO LEARN MORE, GO TO
"THE-H-P-V-TEST"-DOT-COM.
