In the News
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Recent research shows that DES daughters are 67% more likely to have coronary artery disease; twice as likely to have a heart attack (myocardial infarction); but are at no higher risk of stroke.
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Changes made to the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) in December 2017 are putting your health at risk. Make sure you are getting the correct cervical screening test.
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Radical changes made to the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP) in December 2017 are potentially putting your health at risk. Make sure you are having regular Pap smears!
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The Pap smear is a screening test that detects abnormal cervical cells, both squamous and glandular cells. It is a long-established, proven, and very successful screening tool for cervical cancer.
The HPV test screens for HPV, a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that affects squamous cervical cells. It is not a screening tool for glandular cell cervical cancer (adenocarcinoma), a more aggressive form of cervical cancer.