Public education key in new cervical cancer screening

MedicalXpress | мая 09, 2026

As Canada moves to modernize cervical cancer screening, a new study suggests most women do not yet understand or trust the shift from the Pap test to human papillomavirus (HPV) based screening. The national survey, published in Current Oncology, examined women's preferences for cervical screening—including how they want to be screened and how they want information communicated—as Canada transitions from Pap tests to HPV testing.