Article: DNA test could replace Pap smears, study shows

Article: In debate over new cervical screening technologies, money does ...
The Network News;  November 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... variation in the reading of Pap smears, even by very experienced ... Corporation has developed a DNA test that can identify the ... abnormal cells), an HPV DNA test can be run using the remaining ... million women with positive Pap smears. If the FDA agrees to ...

Article: CONSULTATION; When Should Women Stop Having Pap ...
The Washington Post;  October 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... old; shouldn't I continue to have Pap smears each year? A. There are a couple of ... case it's reasonable to forgo further Pap smears: your age and the fact that you've ... Task Force recommends stopping regular Pap smears after age 65 if yours have been consistently ...

Article: Doublechecking Pap smears. (screening of Pap ...
FDA Consumer;  March 1, 1996 ;     700+ words ... ... doublecheck all or a selected portion of Pap smears initially found to be normal. Pap smears, samples of cervical cells quickly pressed ... changes in the cervix. About 50 million Pap smears are done annually in the United States ...

Article: Test Helps Pinpoint Risk of Cervical Cancer; Kaiser Permanente ...
The Washington Post;  May 11, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... to the doctor. These are women whose Pap smears are read as "uncertain": they contain ... confusing situation faced by women whose Pap smears are read as "ASCUS"--short for atypical ... Current guidelines for women with ASCUS Pap smears offer two options: Either a doctor can ...

Article: Study Finds High-Tech Pap Smears Costly; Earlier ...
The Washington Post;  January 27, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... technology to double-check women's Pap smears after they've been read by technicians ... a computerized system for rechecking Pap smears, the test performed on cells from a ... quality assurance in the evaluation of Pap smears. The charge to a patient for having ...

Article: FDA approves automated system to help diagnose Pap ...
AP Online;  May 5, 1998 ;     593 words ... ... WASHINGTON (AP) _ Laboratories that check Pap smears for signs of cervical cancer may soon ... workers will have more time to spend on the Pap smears most likely to show subtle signs of cancer ... get more benefit.'' Some 60 million Pap smears are performed every year, simple scrapings ...

Article: Regular Pap smears urged for HIV-positive women.
AIDS Alert;  October 1, 1994 ;     700+ words ... ... abnormalities in the two procedures -- 59% for Pap smears compared with 63% for colposcopy. The ... well-trained clinician obtaining the Pap smears, we didn't find a significant difference ... the American Cancer Society recommends Pap smears only every three years for women who ...