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Ensure your doctor doesn't use a faulty cancer test

Questions have been raised about a specific brand of test kit used to check for the human papillomavirus, or HPV, which causes cervical cancer.

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Retooling Pap test to spot more kinds of cancer

For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported encouraging signs that one day, there might be.

Tags: cancer research, ovarian cancer

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