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Pap smear (Pap test)
A test in which cervical cells are removed and sent to a laboratory for examination….
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A test in which cervical cells are removed and sent to a laboratory for examination….
…G, Wenitong M, Baade PD. Access to Aboriginal community-controlled primary health organizations can explain some of the higher Pap test participation among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in North Queensland, Australia. Frontiers in Oncology. 2021. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.725145. Read more…
…sexually active must ensure they undergo Pap smear tests every two years. “Early detection of cervical cancer by Pap smear testing remains the best weapon to combat the morbidity and mortality associated with the disease. “If every eligible woman had…
A test that checks stools for microscopic traces of blood.
A test that analyses the activity of a group of genes that affect how a cancer is likely to behave and respond to treatment….
testing – this shouldn’t show straight away…
Cancer Council Queensland has backed the new cervical screening program to be launched nationally later this year, replacing the two-yearly pap smear test. Only about half of all eligible women in Queensland currently get regular pap smears – the second…
New figures show 95 per cent of Queensland children don’t eat enough fruits and vegetables, putting their short and long term health at serious risk. The latest results from the Australian Bureau of Statistic’s National Health Survey show only 4.3…
Examination of sputum under a microscope to look for cancer cells….
…report found that of the 196,472 Queenslanders who received a test kit, only 63,253 completed the test. Queensland (32.2%), New South Wales (31.2%) and Northern Territory (24.8%) had lower participation rates than all other jurisdictions, with Queensland’s participation consistently lower…
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