Cervical Cancer Screening Includes New Self-Collection Method for HPV Testing
For the first time, cervical cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force include self-collection of HPV samples for females starting at age 30, which could help make screening more accessible.
New method could improve cervical cancer screening
Analyses of self-tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) can be used to divide HPV-positive women into three risk groups, according to a new study. This method could be important for enhancing cervical cancer screening.
Self-testing option for cervical cancer screening endorsed by U.S. health panel
A pair of tests approved by the FDA in July give women the opportunity to collect their own samples in medical settings – similar to the way urine tests are handled.
Health panel endorses option to self-collect samples for cervical cancer screening
Starting at age 30, women can collect their own vaginal samples at a doctor's office instead of undergoing a pelvic exam for cervical cancer risk.
U.S. Preventative Services Task Force endorses self-screen cervical cancer test
The goal is to get more people screened with more privacy and less discomfort. Patients can still request a traditional pap test performed by their doctor.
Cervical Cancer Screening Made Simple with Self-Swab Option
A quick vaginal swab can replace the Pap test as a cervical cancer screening option for women ages 30 and older, according to new guidelines published this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening
Women in their 20s should still get a Pap test every three years. But after that — from age 30 to 65 — women can get an HPV test every five years, the panel said.
Health panel lays out guidelines for self-administered cervical cancer screening
One of the U.S.' top health panels is laying out new guidelines for less-invasive cervical cancer screenings for women.
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