{"id":27544,"date":"2021-02-25T18:05:04","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/?p=27544"},"modified":"2021-02-25T18:05:04","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:05:04","slug":"its-not-a-home-smear-test-trial-its-a-home-hpv-test-heres-why-the-distinction-matters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/2021\/02\/25\/its-not-a-home-smear-test-trial-its-a-home-hpv-test-heres-why-the-distinction-matters\/","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s not a \u2018home smear test\u2019 trial \u2013 it\u2019s a \u2018home HPV test\u2019. Here\u2019s why the distinction matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-26995\" src=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-770x770.png 770w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-293x293.png 293w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers-360x360.png 360w, https:\/\/positivelysharing.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/cancers.png 1241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News of the first\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/nhs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-id=\"91\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:91,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:32}\">NHS<\/a>\u00a0trial for\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/hpv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-id=\"92\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:92,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:33}\">HPV<\/a>\u00a0self-testing \u2013 the\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/health\/cancer-cervical-home-swab-testing-hpv-nhs-b1806307.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-id=\"93\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:93,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:34}\">YouScreen kit<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 is a positive step forward for anyone at risk of cervical\u00a0<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/cancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-id=\"94\" data-m=\"{&quot;i&quot;:94,&quot;p&quot;:49,&quot;n&quot;:&quot;partnerLink&quot;,&quot;y&quot;:24,&quot;o&quot;:35}\">cancer<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-gb\/health\/medical\/it-s-not-a-home-smear-test-trial-it-s-a-home-hpv-test-here-s-why-the-distinction-matters\/ar-BB1e0T9l?ocid=msedgntp\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>News of the first\u00a0NHS\u00a0trial for\u00a0HPV\u00a0self-testing \u2013 the\u00a0YouScreen kit\u00a0\u2013 is a positive step forward for anyone at risk of cervical\u00a0cancer. 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