Ovarian Cancer Detected Early With DNA From Pap Smear in Proof-of-Principle Study

An Italian team led by investigators at Humanitas University has come up with a test for detecting early-stage high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) that relies on DNA sequencing of cervical smear samples collected during routine Papanicolaou (Pap) testing.

“The study provides the basis for a new approach to the early detection of high-grade serous ovarian cancer,” Maurizio D’Incalci, a researcher affiliated with Humanitas University and Humanitas Research Hospital, said in an email.

Source: https://www.360dx.com/sequencing/ovarian-cancer-detected-early-dna-pap-smear-proof-principle-study