grte@lemmy.ca to Medicine Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agoDoctors say at-home screening for HPV could be an opportunity to 'eliminate a cancer'www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down10cross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
arrow-up113arrow-down1external-linkDoctors say at-home screening for HPV could be an opportunity to 'eliminate a cancer'www.cbc.cagrte@lemmy.ca to Medicine Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: canada@lemmy.ca
minus-squareMoobythegoldensocklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoThe single best way to eliminate HPV-caused cervical cancer is to get the vaccine.
minus-squareOtter@lemmy.caMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoA multi pronged approach would always help, and it might encourage education on getting the vaccine if the test has lower barriers. If the tests are popular, more people will learn about the vaccine option
minus-squaremagnetosphere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-211 months ago…which guarantees that a certain portion of the population will congratulate themselves for remaining at risk rather than taking a vaccine. A small subset of that portion will firmly believe that douching with Windex will work just as well, because an “expert” on Facebook said so.
The single best way to eliminate HPV-caused cervical cancer is to get the vaccine.
A multi pronged approach would always help, and it might encourage education on getting the vaccine if the test has lower barriers.
If the tests are popular, more people will learn about the vaccine option
…which guarantees that a certain portion of the population will congratulate themselves for remaining at risk rather than taking a vaccine.
A small subset of that portion will firmly believe that douching with Windex will work just as well, because an “expert” on Facebook said so.