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 ...

Update - U.S. Women Nationwide Can Now Screen for Cervical Cancer at Home With the Teal Wand in Less Than 5 Minutes Starting Wednesday, January 7, women in every single U.S. state can complete their ...

January is often believed to be the month of ‘new year resolutions’. Let us tell you that this is also the ‘Cervical Cancer Awareness Month’. You must have heard about cervical cancer. It is a cancer ...

In Texas, Pap smears can now be done at home. 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 ...

Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the American Cancer Society. The change, experts hope, will encourage more women ...

The World Health Organization says cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. Yet, it affects a large number of women who can go undiagnosed as it does not show many ...

The pre-HPV vaccination burden of ambulatory care visits and procedures related to cervical cancer screening is assessed, with projected effects of HPV vaccination and testing. Pap tests were ordered ...

While cervical screening appointments – during which a clinician retrieves a sample of cells from the cervix to test for high-risk HPV, which can go on to cause cancer – are currently offered to all ...

Cervical screening makes finding and treating early-stage cervical cancer possible. Doctors use two main tests to spot changes in the cells of the cervix and to identify related viruses. The Pap test ...

ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be saved with a simple at-home test instead, according to new research. Please ...