Vaginal Self-sampling and Human Papillomavirus Testing in Unscreened Women
Vaginal Self-sampling and Human Papillomavirus Testing in Unscreened Women
Despite the existence of an effective screening test (pap smear), cervical cancer is, every
 year in France, the cause of more than 3,000 new cases and 1,100 deaths. But, in France, 4 in
 10 women are not screened or not often enough (nearly 7 millions women). It is therefore
 necessary to develop new strategies to reach these women. The etiological factor of this
 cancer is persistent infection with High-Risk Human PapillomaVirus oncogene (HR-HPV).
 Thereby, HPV-based tests could be alternative screening tests. Vaginal self-sampling with
 HR-HPV test is simpler and less intrusive than the pap smear. It has been shown that vaginal
 self-sampling with HPV test is a powerful means to increase the participation rate in
 cervical cancer screening.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  women from 30 to 65 years old

 -  women living in french territorial division 37 ("Indre-et-Loire")

 -  women having a reported general practitioner in french territorial division 37
 ("Indre-et-Loire")

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  pap smear made in the three last years