The study is based on British women who were offered a self-test for HPV in a trial because they were overdue for their cervical cancer screening. "It reaches women who would not otherwise ...

In May, the Food and Drug Administration approved HPV self-collection tests, but only in health care settings such as clinics, urgent care or pharmacies. Around 11,500 cases of cervical cancer are ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has pitched an update to its national guidelines for cervical cancer screening—including self-collection tests for HPV among its recommendations ...

Traditionally, many women have been screened for cervical cancer with cervical cytology – also known as Pap tests or Pap smears – in which cells from the cervix are collected and checked for ...