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 ...
A team of researchers led by Rice University, in collaboration with colleagues in Mozambique and The University of Texas MD ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Cervical cancer screening intervals could be extended for women aged 30 and over if doctors used human papillomavirus (HPV) testing rather than smear tests, British scientists said ...
A genomic test for the human papillomavirus has shown promise in early-stage trials, raising hopes that it could bolster cervical cancer screening among women living in sub-Saharan Africa, the region ...
Experts changed the screening age to 25 because of the HPV vaccine's success. The American Cancer Society released new guidelines for cervical cancer screening Wednesday, calling for "less and more ...
While cervical cancer was once one of the most deadly cancers for American women, deaths from the disease have dropped by more than 50% since the 1970s due to prevention awareness and screening. But ...
Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...
Women 30 and older should be given an opportunity to self-test for cervical cancer, a federal health panel advised this week as part of an effort to expand screenings to groups that do not get enough ...
Previously called a Pap smear, Cervical Screening Tests have come a long way since the scheme was first introduced in Australia in 1991. For example, I had my first test at 21-years-old, pre-2017. It ...
"It's important to understand that most cases of cervical cancer arise in adequately screened patients. The present results should remind us that being 65 or older is not, in itself, a ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Cervical cancer screening intervals could be extended for women aged 30 and over if doctors used human papillomavirus (HPV) testing rather than smear tests, British scientists said ...