Health
Cancer screening programmes get Budget upgrade – waateanews.com
A new self-administered test is expected to boost the participation of wāhine Māori in programmes to pick up cervical cancer at an early stage.
A new self-administered test is expected to boost the participation of wāhine Māori in programmes to pick up cervical cancer at an early stage.
Associate Health Minister Dr Ayesha Verrall says next week’s Budget will include funding of up to $53 million to complete the design of and implement a new test for human papilloma virus, which causes 99 percent of cervical cancers.
The new HPV test is a simple swab women can do themselves, and will replace the current smear test.
Dr Verral says it will…
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