Progress in Cervical Cancer Screening
Executive Summary
The smoke from the Pap wars is beginning to clear as Cytyc, which sells the {ThinPrep} monolayer system for screening for cervical cancer pushes ahead and NeoPath gets FDA approval to sell its automated instrument as a primary reader of Pap smears. Cytyc is doing quite well in its battle to get attractive reimbursement for its sample prep method. More problematic is NeuroMed Systems, which is struggling to maintain the interest of laboratories in its device which helps pathologists pinpoint trouble spots on Pap smears.
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