Will HPV Self-Collection Help Prevent Cervical Cancer?

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, Director of Business Intelligence Chris Wolski interviews Jeff Andrews, MD, FRCSC, a board-certified gynecologist and vice president of Global Medical Affairs for Diagnostic Solutions at BD, what HPV sample self-collection means for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of HPV and cervical cancer.

Among the topics they cover in this wide-ranging interview:

• How HPV sample self-collection will improve testing and treatment access.
• The importance of sample integrity.
• The larger public health implications of making HPV and cervical cancer screening routine and accessible.
• The findings of a recent UN General Assembly meeting about HPV diagnosis and treatment.
• What it’s going to take to make cervical cancer a thing of the past.