Early detection is the most important in the fight against all forms of cancer. The University of Innsbruck is now making people sit up and watch with a report of success in this field. Specifically, it concerns precancerous stages of the cervix. Thanks to a new test, these can now be detected years earlier.
It was developed under the leadership of Martin Widschwendter, professor of cancer prevention and screening at the University of Innsbruck. The new test is part of a research program that makes it possible to predict the risk of developing four types of cancer with one cervical swab: breast, ovarian, uterine and cervical cancer.
Early detection of cervical cancer in Austria has so far consisted of examining microscopic changes in the cells of the cervix.
“Real potential for future cancer prevention”
The newly developed “WID-CIN test” starts a step earlier and detects the precancerous stages before the changes are visible under the microscope. Most notably, the study identified 55 percent of women infected with the virus that causes cervical cancer, who had no visible cell changes yet, but who developed a pronounced precancerous stage within the next four years.
According to Widschwendter, “the development of new screening programs offers real potential for the cancer prevention of the future”.
Source: Krone
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