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FDA OKs First-Ever DNA Alternative to Pap Smear
AP Health Writer, April 24, 2014. Federal health regulators have cleared a genetic test from Roche as a first-choice screening option for cervical cancer.
Read More »Letter to the Editor: “FDA’s Compassionate-Use Program Offers Early Access Without Compromising Drug Trials”
Washington Post, April 24, 2014. If the pharmaceutical company is willing, parents who are understandably desperate to help their children can utilize the FDA’s compassionate-use program, which allows a patient with a life-threatening disease to receive an unapproved drug from the company.
Read More »Alternative to Pap Test Is Approved by FDA
New York Times, April 24, 2014. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the first alternative to the long-used Pap test as a primary screening method for cervical cancer, in the face of opposition from some women’s groups and health organizations.
Read More »DNA Alternative to Pap Smear Sparks Medical Debate
AP Health Writer, April 15th, 2014. HPV screening is not recommended for women in their 20s because it increases the odds of more invasive testing that can leave the cervix less able to handle pregnancy later in life.
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