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Menstrual blood test could offer alternative to cervical screening for cancer

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Researchers say blood sample strip, which can be used at home, can pick up virus that causes cervical cancer

A pioneering test of period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be a convenient, non-invasive and accurate way of screening for the disease, researchers have said.

A regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample strip can pick up human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cervical cancer, and could be used by women at home, the results of a study indicate.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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