Background: pap smears to self-collection

A study has found self-collection swabs are enabling more women to be screened for HPV, which is the leading cause of cervical cancer. 

Vaccination against HPV has also been shown not to wane in a long-term follow up of more than 300,000 girls and women. 

And another win for exercise — moderate to vigorous physical activity has been associated with a lower risk of death among survivors of bladder, endometrial, lung, rectal and ovarian cancers. 

References

• Uptake and performance of self-collection offered through primary care to all eligible participants in a national cervical screening programme in Australia: a retrospective cohort study
• Extended follow-up of invasive cervical cancer risk after quadrivalent HPV vaccination: nationwide, register based study
• Leisure-Time Physical Activity and Cancer Mortality Among Cancer Survivors