ABC Radio Australia today invited Dr Nicola Fitzgerald from PICCSI to be interviewed by Tahlea Aualiitia on World Cancer Day. Dr Nicola Fitzgerald PICCSI(Pacific Island Cervical Cancer Screening Initiative) Tahlea Aualiitia ABC RadioRadio AustraliaHost of Pacific Mornings Tahlea and Nicola discussed the Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening that PICCSI is doing in the Pacific and the…
A recent article published by the ABC’s Olivia Wills discusses self-collected human papilloma virus (HPV) testing. Self-collected cervical swabs are an alternative to a health professional collecting a sample for HPV testing or performing a pap smear. HPV is the virus that causes about 99 per cent of cervical cancers. The new HPV test looks…
ABC Radio this week featured an item on Cervical Cancer screening in the Pacific. It centered on the self-testing approach and highlighted the fact that each test costs approximately US$17. As part of the PICCSI (Pacific Island Cervical Cancer Screening Initiative) Pilot Program, this test (and treatment!) is being provided free of charge to women…