Regular cervical cancer screening using HPV testing and/or Pap tests can prevent up to 90% or more of cervical cancers by detecting and treating precancerous lesions early, making it one of the most ...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - This First Alert Safety Desk report is for women: Your trip to the gynecologist may soon be different. There will soon be an alternative to undergoing a Pap smear during your ...
Back in May of this year, the FDA approved a new method of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in a healthcare setting. Rather than a standard Pap smear performed with a speculum -- a test dreaded by ...
A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...
Self-swab tests provide a simple way to catch early warning signs of cervical cancer.
(CBS) -- The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently cleared and approved the at-home test for cervical cancer, possibly revolutionizing the way millions of women handle one of the most important ...
ST. LOUIS – There is a new option available for cervical cancer screening for women 30 years of age. The U.S. Health Preventative Services Task Force has endorsed self-testing to help reduce cancer ...
The human papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted disease that has the capacity to grow into warts and, sometimes, different types of cancers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...