The gynecological cell sampling is performed in exactly the same way as before, but the analysis of the cell sample has been improved.
Cell samples are important for anyone who has a cervix.
Cervical cancer has increased over the past ten years, but research shows that the risk of cervical cancer decreases by 90 percent with regular cell sample checks.
- We know today that cancer of the cervix and pre-stages of cancer are caused by certain types of virus (HPV), says Åke Berggren, chief physician in obstetric and gynecological care.
Will this method reduce the number of cases of cancer?
- We know that it will do so, says Berggren.
See more in the clip where Åke Berggren is interviewed and the midwife Petronella Bäck who works at Sanden's health center in Boden.