WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for December, 2008: Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Blood test for cervical dysplasia Cervical Specific Antigen CSA

Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Blood test for cervical dysplasia Cervical Specific Antigen CSA

From: Hope Waltman (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Dec 2008 07:58:32 -0600 (CST)

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Accurate blood test for the detection of cervical cancer, CSA blood test

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/27364.php

*The Pap smear has a lower sensitivity and specificity: 25% of results termed _atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance_ and many of these patients will develop CIN II, CIN III or cervical cancer. **The test is highly superior to the Pap smear or HPV testing in terms of its accuracy but also, as a convenient blood test, it will be more acceptable to women who are unwilling to undergo a pelvic exam or whose cultural taboos prevent them from undergoing sample collection.

http://onconix.net/cancer_detection_tests.htm

Regards, Hope Waltman, WHF Moderator http://www.hopeforfibroids.org

At Fri, 26 Dec 2008, Professor Galal Lotfi wrote: >
>1. This test is not available for clinical practice and when it is
>available it will not meet your needs.
>2. Cervical dysplasia is some some of cellular changes that arise from
>different reasons and not onlly viral reasons.
>3. Do you think when this test is available, is it going to be 100%
>more accurate than pap, nothing yet is 100%.
>
>At Wed, 24 Dec 2008, Michelle B. wrote:
>>
>>I recently read an article concerning a blood test for detecting
>>cervical dysplasia and cerrvical cancer. It tests plasma levels of
>>Cervical Specific Antigen (CSA). Can anyone tell me if this test is
>>available in the U.S.? My doctor had never heard of it, or so she
>>said...I suspect that this type of test might cause some women to forego
>>an annual PAP if such a test were accurate and widely available. But
>>with PAP tests being relatively innaccurate as well, it would make sense
>>to have a concurrent blood test detecting actual presence of the
>>antigen, not just HPV test detecting selected high-risk viral strains.
>--
>Professor Galal Lotfi, MD. MRCOG
>14A Sherif street. Cairo. Egypt 202-24535597

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