CHICAPS (Chinese Cervical Cancer Prevention Study) Over the past several years the focus of cervical cancer screening programs designed for mass screening and able to reach the underserved, have ranged from complex infrastructure demanding cytology (Pap) based efforts, to very low tech unaided visual inspection programs (using 5% acetic acid). …
Blending Humanitarian Care With Scientific Investigation
A medical research organization affiliated with the Women's Health Institute of the Cleveland Clinic
With great progress in HPV assay development over the past 5-7 years, and especially PCR based assays, BGI Shenzhen (the world’s largest genomic sequencing facility) asked the question if sequencing technology can move the science and the POI screening paradigm even further. With the new bench-top next generation sequencing instruments …