VPH tests now in Laval - Courrier Laval

Since mid-February, people with a cervix remaining in Laval have access to the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) test. The HPV test will gradually replace the Papanicolaou test, also known as the Pap test. Both procedures aim to detect cervical cancer, but only the new one detects the presence of HPV, which occurs before the appearance of abnormal cells or cancer lesions. On the recommendation of the National Institute of Excellence in Health and Socia…