{"id":315545,"date":"2026-02-05T15:00:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/testing-period-blood-samples-could-be-alternative-to-smear-for-cervical-cancer-study\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T15:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:00:13","slug":"testing-period-blood-samples-could-be-alternative-to-smear-for-cervical-cancer-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/testing-period-blood-samples-could-be-alternative-to-smear-for-cervical-cancer-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Testing period blood samples could be alternative to smear for cervical cancer &#8211; study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iyO1By4v84M\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Testing period blood samples could be alternative to smear for cervical cancer - study\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iyO1By4v84M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A new study has suggested that testing menstrual blood for signs of cervical cancer could provide an accurate alternative to smear testing for the disease.<\/p>\n<p>The study in the British Medical Journal suggests that a regular sanitary pad topped with a blood sample strip can pick up HPV which causes most cases of cervical cancer, and could be used by women at home.<\/p>\n<p>At present, most women undergo cervical screening under the care of a medic.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study has suggested that testing menstrual blood for signs of cervical cancer could provide an accurate alternative to smear testing for the disease. 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