The Hill: What you can do to prevent cervical cancer

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“This is not your grandmother’s Pap test with the stirrups and the speculum,” said Jeff Andrews, vice president of global medical affairs for Diagnostic Solutions at BD, in The Hill.

The article focuses on ways to prevent cervical cancer, including regular screening. Using the BD Onclarity™ HPV Assay, one of only two FDA-approved HPV assays for self-collection in a healthcare setting in the United States, a groundbreaking implementation study is underway at Su Clinica in collaboration with researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to help improve access to potentially life-saving screening.

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