Health includes Human papillomavirus detection test (HPV) in screening women and people with cervicitis between 30 and 65 years with the aim of improving Detection and prevention of cervical cancer.
The HPV detection test allows you to confirm the presence of… Infection before lesions appear Which is detected with cytology. Until now, this examination using cytology has been performed every 3 years The new test, safer and more sensitivecan be done every 5 years.
The new test updates the protocol for early detection of cervical cancer Which is being rolled out in two phases in Catalonia.
Extending the examination in two stages
The first stage is A opportunistic screening, That means it It's possible Request a test HPV in Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (ASSIR) Or this is done using another query.
This first phase began in November last year in the Barcelona City Health District and in February in the Lleida Health District. during In 2024, it will be extended gradually and progressively To the rest of the country.
from 2025it will be passed to one organized population screening, So that the test is provided by the health system to reach all women and people with cervicitis between 30 and 65 years of age, ensuring fairness.
It can be done In Assyria Or, through an SMS, the person will be invited to pick up the deviceSelf-examination at the pharmacy. You can quickly and painlessly collect the sample yourself at home and return it to the pharmacy. After a few days, you will receive the result of the analysis, which is a process similar to the examination performed for early detection of colon cancer.
At the beginning of 2024, he started making one Pilot test at ASSIR del Prat de Llobregat In cooperation with city pharmacies. In May, it is planned to expand this pilot project to include the Baix Llobregat-Coast region, i.e. in municipalities Pegues, Castelldefels, Java, Sant Clement de Llobregat and Villadecanes. Then it will spread to reach Across the country before 2029.
The goal: to treat 90% of cases on time
With this strategy, Salot aims to examine at least the new test. 70% of women And get treatment 90% of cases of cancer and precancerous lesions Appropriately. currently, Between 70 and 80% of diagnoses Of cervical cancer from women to whom Not tested Dell VPH.
The protocol applies from ages 30 to 65 because many cases of HPV infection go away on their own, without needing any treatment. Therefore, women aged 25 to 29 years who have begun sexual activity will continue to undergo cytology every 3 years.
In this way, Salud is in line with the rest of European countries to achieveGlobal strategy Led by the World Health Organization Cervical cancer removal.
The WHO's goal is also to reach at least one goal 90% of girls are vaccinated against HPV before the age of 15 years. In this sense, Catalonia includes the HPV vaccine Systematic vaccination schedule It is offered to boys and girls in the sixth grade.
What is HPV?
HPV is transmitted through sexual contact and infects the anogenital area and mouth Both men and women. In fact, HPV is The most common sexually transmitted infection: it is expected that 80% of sexually active people s'infectaran By human papilloma virus At some point in their lives.
Papillomavirus infection Necessary cause of the development of cervical cancer, But not all cases of HPV infection end in cancer. In most cases, approx 9 times out of 10, this infection will have no consequencesbecause it will remove itself and cause no harm.
If the infection persists, which happens in 5% to 10% of infected women, there is a risk of developing precancerous lesions on the cervix that can develop into cancer.
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