One of the first tests that allows patients to self-collect samples to screen for human papillomavirus (HPV) will soon be available in doctors' offices. In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

HPV self-tests allow patients to collect a sample themselves, instead of having a healthcare provider collect it.

Guidelines expanded to include self-collection for HPV testing and revised guidance for exiting cervical cancer screening.

Pap tests and HPV testing are a vital part of women's health care, but many people dread the invasive examination every three years. For some women, particularly sexual violence survivors, getting ...

Medicare Part B generally covers HPV tests every five years for individuals ages 30–65 without symptoms, as part of a Pap test. Individuals over 65 may not need regular HPV testing if previous results ...

However, the test for antibodies against HPV16 E6 is not suitable for assessing the risk for cervical cancer and other HPV-associated cancers in genital areas. As opposed to cancer of the oropharynx, ...

Outcomes in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma after postoperative or definitive nonsurgical therapy. Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 is associated with a subset of ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Antibodies to a high-risk type of a virus that causes mouth and throat cancers when transmitted via oral sex can be detected in blood tests many years before onset of the disease, ...

Can We Define Protection by Analyzing Natural Responses to HPV? It should be noted, however, that the aforementioned studies rely on the definition of HPV-negative status. The infection status of a ...