Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
The Health Resources and Services Administration just released new guidelines for cervical cancer screenings, which include ...
In the end, the ball is in your court. You can still get Pap smears (which usually include an HPV test, too) or you can ask ...
HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...
New federal guidelines have expanded the options for cervical cancer screenings to include an at-home option — and no ...
The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a time dedicated to educating the public about prevention, early detection, and ...
Women should have a conversation with their doctor about cervical cancer screenings, after another group recommended Pap tests be used no more than once every three to five years. New guidelines ...
With approximately 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths in 2022, cervical cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases women encounter worldwide, the fourth most common cancer in women. The vast ...
LOS ANGELES - For generations of women, it's been an ingrained medical ritual: Get a Pap test every year. Now two influential groups of medical experts say that having cervical cancer screening once a ...
LOS ANGELES - For generations of women, it's been an ingrained medical ritual: Get a Pap test every year. Now two influential groups of medical experts say that having cervical cancer screening once a ...
WASHINGTON -- Too many doctors are testing the wrong women, or using the wrong test, for a virus that causes cervical cancer. The days of one-size-fits-all screening for cervical cancer are long gone.