A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...

New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.

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

For the first time, many people in the United States who should be screened for cervical cancer will have an alternative to ...

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 ...

Early detection and modern treatments make cervical cancer one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. Newport Women’s ...

A Pap Smear Test typically detects cell changes in your cervix that could lead to cervical cancer. This is an important ...

Starting at 30, women can collect their own vaginal samples for HPV testing at a doctor’s office. By Roni Caryn Rabin Doctors routinely advise that women undergoing screening for cervical cancer ...

A revolutionary development in cervical cancer screening is transforming the way millions of women approach their health care. The FDA’s recent approval of self-collection kits from leading healthcare ...

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 ...

In 2018, there were approximately 570,000 new cases of cervical cancer worldwide. More than 85% of cases occurred in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), primarily because of poor access to ...

Eve Hewitt was nervous when she was invited to get her first cervical cancer screening done. “Am I a bit complicated?” she said she wondered of herself. “Is it going to be a bit tricky for the nurse?