January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, and health officials say cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers.
HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...
New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.
Human papillomavirus self-sampling is associated with increased participation by long-term non-attenders in an organised ...
A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...
The Teal Wand is an FDA-approved device for at-home cervical cancer screening. It works like a tampon, allowing women to ...
(CNN) — Instead of a traditional speculum-involved pelvic exam to screen for cervical cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for patients to have the option to collect ...
We actually have two new findings. Uh The first is that we are now recommending HPV screening. Ideally for women 30 to 65 every five years, we are also able to make *** recommendation about self ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has endorsed self-testing as a viable option for cervical cancer screening in an effort to make testing more accessible and reduce cancer rates nationwide. The ...
Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a healthcare professional as part of routine GP appointments, ...
Previously called a Pap smear, Cervical Screening Tests have come a long way since the scheme was first introduced in Australia in 1991. For example, I had my first test at 21-years-old, pre-2017. It ...