HPV Testing

Alain Clavette takes us along on his annual pelagic tour in the Bay of Fundy. 

With just 6 weeks to go before the provincial election, we'll gather our panel of politics watchers. They'll look at the promises made so far, and set the stage for the coming weeks. 

Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D., @ChutkaMD

Guest: Evelyn A. Reynolds, M.D.

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month | Cervical cancer is the fourth most common malignancy in women worldwide, although the number of new cas ...

How often do we need a smear test? It’s become controversial now as a new test means women and people with a cervix need checking less often. But in the future the answer might be only once a lifetime! We hunt for the special blood that's in high demand, yet in short supply, for ...  Show more

About a decade ago, companies began offering pregnant women tests that promised to detect rare genetic disorders in their fetuses.

The tests initially looked for Down syndrome and worked well, but later tests for rarer conditions did not. An investigation has found that ...

Ungefähr ein Drittel aller Frauen, die zur Zervixkarzinom-Vorsorge gehen könnten, tun das nicht. Mit einem Selbstabstrich auf humane Papillomviren könnten auch diese Frauen erreicht werden. Dazu wurde auf dem Deutschen Krebskongress eine Studie vorgestellt, über die wir in dieser ...  Show more