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

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

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

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

Research has shown that self-collected tests have similar efficacy as when a medical doctor does the screening, according to ...

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

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

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women ...

With the prospect of vaccines eliminating most cases of cervical cancer, the status of the Pap smear is uncertain. Two gynecologists address the issue. Ever since women began getting Pap tests more ...

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New survey results exploring cervical cancer screening behaviors and attitudes show that a significant majority of health care providers (HCPs) and women ...

The term ASCUS indicates minor cellular change detected on Papanicolaou (Pap) test results. Since most abnormal changes that occur to the cervix are the result of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many U.S. primary care doctors are out of step with guidelines on Pap testing for cervical cancer -- largely because they overuse the test, according to a study published ...