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 ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Women in our area now have a new option to screen for cervical cancer that's more convenient - and private. Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, is offering ...

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 ...

New research published in JAMA Network Open finds that mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-sampling kits to patients is a ...

A team of researchers led by Rice University, in collaboration with colleagues in Mozambique and The University of Texas MD ...

Women 30 and older should be given an opportunity to self-test for cervical cancer, a federal health panel advised this week as part of an effort to expand screenings to groups that do not get enough ...

Direct mailing human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing kits to women's homes was cost-effective for those who regularly ...

A genomic test for the human papillomavirus has shown promise in early-stage trials, raising hopes that it could bolster cervical cancer screening among women living in sub-Saharan Africa, the region ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Cervical cancer screening intervals could be extended for women aged 30 and over if doctors used human papillomavirus (HPV) testing rather than smear tests, British scientists said ...

The UK recommends that women start having screening tests for cervical cancer at age 25, though the age of initiating these tests in other countries varies widely. Suggestions that the age should be ...