In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

Self-swab tests provide a simple way to catch early warning signs of cervical cancer.

For the first time, many people in the United States who should be screened for cervical cancer will have an alternative to the often dreaded pelvic exam. Updated guidance released on January 5 by the ...

The updated Health Resources and Services Administration guidance now advises that people receive a high-risk HPV test - ...

The American Cancer Society has made a major change to its guidelines for cervical cancer screening. In an effort to see more women get screened, the organization announced that self-collected vaginal ...

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 screening test ...

New guidelines now allow self-swab HPV testing, including one test that can be done at home and mailed in HPV self-collected screening is recommended every 3 years if the test result is negative Women ...

To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

The new option will be covered by private insurance beginning in January 2027. A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...