Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

Say goodbye to the dreaded Pap smear. While skipping it has long been a major gyno-no, the annual health checkup for cervical ...

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an ...

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

Cervical cancer may be caused by any of more than a dozen particular strains of sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV. The NEJM study of more than 130,000 women found that one-time ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results from a study of more than 330,000 women showed that most can safely undergo screening for cervical ...

PLEASANTON — A Pleasanton firm that received FDA approval for a test against cervical cancer said it has gained the support of a panel of medical experts to use the test as a frontline screening for ...

Testing for cervical cancer using HPV testing in addition to the Pap smear is unlikely to detect cancer cases that wouldn't be found using HPV testing alone. A new paper in the Journal of the National ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Results from a study of more than 330,000 women showed that most can safely undergo screening for cervical ...