Labs reporting delays in Pap test results due to staffing shortages and an increase in demand
Labs across Ontario are reporting a backlog in Pap test results.
LifeLabs and Dynacare, which both process millions of tests each year, have acknowledged significant delays, but haven't specified just how big the backlog is.
The test can detect cervical cancer in women
Both companies are blaming the backlog on staffing issues and an increase in demand as more people return to their doctors for routine checkups.
Life Labs also notes there is a global decline in the number of specialists who search for pre-cancerous cell changes.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Health Minister Sylvia Jones says the ministry is monitoring the situation.
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