For the first time, many people in the United States who should be screened for cervical cancer will have an alternative to ...

Health disruptors are introducing new ways to screen for cervical cancer that skip the speculum entirely. And Teal's the ...

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.

The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...

New cervical cancer screening guidelines emphasize self-collection and hrHPV testing, aiming to increase screening rates and ...

The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...

Women now have an alternative to the Pap smear as a screening test for cervical cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an at-home screening test. As Reuters reported, Pap ...

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. It is primarily caused by persistent infection with certain strains of the human ...

In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

Women 30 and older should be given an opportunity to self-test for cervical cancer, a federal health panel advised this week as part of an effort to expand screenings to groups that do not get enough ...

Cervical cancer claims thousands of women’s lives every year. It happens more due to low screening and lack of awareness.