Cervical cancer screenings play a vital role in catching cancer early, when it’s most treatable. With new testing options, ...
Jul. 25—Cabinet Peaks OB/GYN is now offering a new, less invasive option for cervical cancer screening. In 2024, the FDA approved self-collected HPV testing, allowing women to collect their own sample ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home vaginal sample self-collection device for cervical cancer screening." It ...
Greatest increases seen among underrepresented communities, including Black adults and those with lower education.
Asian American women given the option to collect their own sample for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing after an educational ...
Experts changed the screening age to 25 because of the HPV vaccine's success. The American Cancer Society released new guidelines for cervical cancer screening Wednesday, calling for "less and more ...
Smear tests are nobody's favourite, but they're a vital part of healthcare. Now, the way you're tested for HPV is changing. From July, invitations for cervical screening will be sent out every five ...
For years, women in remote Kimberley communities faced an impossible choice—travel hundreds of kilometers for cervical screening or go without. Now, thanks to research from the University of Notre ...
Nearly one in three women and other people with a cervix in the UK don’t attend their cervical screening when invited. Yet this quick, routine test helps prevent up to 70% of cervical cancer deaths by ...