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Quebec says it will start using human papillomavirus tests as its primary screening tool for cervical cancer, replacing the Pap smear. The Health Department says the province will systematically offer HPV testing for cervical cancer screening to all women aged 25 to 65, every five years. Earlier this year, the Institut national d’excellence en santé et en services sociaux reported that the HPV test is more sensitive than a Pap smear and could allow patients to collect their own test samples. (Global News) Here are some experts from McGill University that can provide comment on this issue: Eduardo Franco, James McGill Professor and Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health and Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology “The decision by provincial health authorities to adopt molecular testing for HPV as method for cervical cancer screening is great news. The HPV test is far superior to the Pap cytology test, a technique that is now obsolete despite its goo