Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an ...

HHS released updated cervical cancer screening guidelines on Jan. 5, allowing for self-administered HPV tests as an ...

A UVA Health physician helped shape new guidelines to expand at-home testing and prevent cancer before it starts.

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...

The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines, including ...

New federal guidelines have expanded the options for cervical cancer screenings to include an at-home option — and no ...

Screening of cervical cancer is an important part of a routine health check-up for women because it helps to identify any ...

HPV detects 95 per cent of abnormalities and is more reliable than a Pap smear, which misses almost half of existing abnormalities 7 minute read You can save this article by registering for free here.

A Pap smear, or Pap test, is an important screening tool for cervical cancer. The test checks for precancerous or cancerous cells on the cervix, which is the opening of the uterus. It does not screen ...