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

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women ...

The updated recommendation expands cervical cancer screening options to include certain FDA-approved self-collection tests.

If you own a cervix, you’re probably familiar with that awkward feeling of lying on a cold examination table with your feet up in stirrups and legs spread eagle while your physician scraps your inner ...

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 ...

According to the World Health Organisation Cervical Cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide An oncologist ...

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

During a Pap smear, the medical provider swabs the patient's cervix to collect a cell sample. The cell sample is then sent to a lab, where pathologists analyze the sample under a microscope to check ...

As we usher in the new year, it's essential to shed light on health issues that demand our attention. January is recognized as Cervical Health Awareness Month, dedicated to educating individuals about ...

A Government briefing note in 1986 stated that it might be cheaper to send cervical smear samples to England to be tested, ...

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Instead of attending a clinic to have a Pap smear test, in the future women may be able perform a test at home to check for cervical cancer. A British trial in 600 women ...

Cervical cancer may be caused by any of more than a dozen particular strains of sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV. The NEJM study of more than 130,000 women found that one-time ...