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New screening test expected to drive down cervical cancer deaths

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Australian women will now have five years between tests for cervical cancer, with a new national screening program launching today.


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By Andrea Nierhoff

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Australian women will now have five years between tests for cervical cancer, with a new national screening program launching today.



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