Are home testing kits really effective?
FROM cholesterol to cancer, there’s a DIY testing kit for almost everything these days - but are they medically sound? Lisa Salmon investigates
Technology has spread into so many areas of our lives, perhaps it was inevitable that this would eventually include medical testing.
Just last month a new cervical cancer risk test was launched, claiming to offer women ‘a comfortable and private alternative to smear tests’ - but doctors warn that such tests are definitely not an adequate replacement for attending cervical screenings.
So which tests - if any - are worth doing?
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