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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This method could be important for enhancing cervical cancer screening. 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 screening is a way of preventing cervical cancer. It is not a test for cancer. It tests for a virus called human papillomavirus (HPV). This screening is for anyone with a cervix from age 25 ...

Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday. Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...