The Ministry of Health has announced that HPV DNA diagnostics is expected to become a diagnostic standard in Poland from January 2025. Pilot studies of the use of the HPV HR molecular test have already been completed in 2022, and AOTMiT has also issued a positive opinion, but despite this, the implementation date remains uncertain.
The introduction of the HPV DNA test as a screening test will save thousands of Polish women's lives and will be cheaper than cytology - these are the conclusions of an educational meeting for the media held in Warsaw on November 28.
The HPV DNA test is one of the most precise diagnostic tools for detecting precancerous conditions. Professor Witold Kędzia stresses that HPV infections are very common - up to 80% of the world's population has had contac...
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