Saskatchewan election: Sask. Party says it will provide women take home Pap test kits, fertility tax credit [Video]

The Saskatchewan Party says it plans to improve health services for women by providing them with a self-screening kit for HPV as an alternative to the Pap test.

The Sask. Party says women would be given the option to receive a self-sampling kit in the mail to screen for HPV, also known as human papillomavirus — the leading cause of cervical cancer.

Currently, women in Saskatchewan between the ages of 25 and 69 receive a letter every three years from the Saskatchewan Cancer Agency reminding them to book an appointment for an in-clinic Pap test.

“Early diagnosis gives you the best chance of beating cancer,” Saskatchewan Party candidate and cancer survivor Laura Ross said in a news release. “That’s why the Saskatchewan Party wants to make it easier for women to screen for potential cervical cancer.”

According to the party, Saskatchewan would become the second province to make cervix self …