A push for more accessible HPV testing is underway. A new program called SHIP Trial Network, led by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), is exploring testing for human papillomavirus (HPV) via ...

The guidelines have changed recently as new testing options have become available. Getting screened doesn’t have to be ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a new ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At-Home Cervical Cancer Tests Are Now Available Nationwide, as Teal Rolls Out Test to All 50 States Update — U.S. Women Nationwide ...

Cervical cancer is often curable when diagnosed in its initial stages and is highly preventable if pre-cancerous abnormalities are caught early. Yet many individuals diagnosed with cervical cancer in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A major update to federal women's health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical cancer, ...

Teal Health began developing its wand more than five years ago to make screening easier to access and to allow women to avoid the discomfort of a pelvic exam, said Dr. Liz Swenson, Teal Health's ...

New federal guidelines will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical cancer. According to the new recommendations by the Health Resources and Services Administration, women between the ...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. It turns out, raising awareness of cervical cancer and bridging the gaps in care has a lot in common with accessibility, technology, and the disability ...

People are accepting of and prefer self-testing for human papilloma virus (HPV), rather than having a clinician-led cervical smear test, but there is a lack of knowledge about the new cervical ...

Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a "robust alternative or replacement" for current cervical cancer screening by a clinician, finds a study from China published by The ...

A new urine test holds potential for making cervical cancer screening easier and less invasive than traditional smear tests. Researchers from Waseda University and Kanazawa Medical University in Japan ...