A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...
A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...
New cervical cancer screening guidelines emphasize self-collection and hrHPV testing, aiming to increase screening rates and ...
U.S. guidance announced on Monday recommends self-collection of samples to test for HPV, the virus that often causes cervical ...
Following the 2024 FDA approval of a new self-collection test to detect HPV, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force ...
The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...
Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a new ...
Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
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