An easy at-home test to replace Pap smears is here—and will soon be fully covered by most insurance

Teal Health is FDA-approved for cervical cancer screening and now available nationwide.
Yahoo Finance

HPV Testing and Pap Test Market 2026-2031: Self-Collection Grows 11% Annually, Potentially Reaching Parity by 2031, Driven by Patient Preference and Health Equity Goals

Dublin, Jan. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "HPV Testing and Pap Test - Market Share Analysis, Industry Trends & Statistics, Growth Forecasts (2026-2031)" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

New Federal Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines Allow For At-Home Self Testing. Here’s Why That Matters

A doctor and public health expert explains why the new federal guidelines expanding cervical cancer screening to at-home ...
Everyday Health on MSN

Are pap smears becoming a thing of the past? Experts say maybe

Learn about the differences between Pap smears and HPV tests for cervical cancer screening.
Business Insider

Support for cervical cancer screening using Pap and HPV testing together continues to grow among health care providers and women

WASHINGTON, June 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- New survey results exploring cervical cancer screening behaviors and attitudes show that a significant majority of health care providers (HCPs) and women ...

Hate Pap smears? Self-tests exist, but are hard to get in Canada

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration issued new recommendations on Monday that will eventually allow women ...

Dread Pap smears? Federal guidelines now allow for a self-swab HPV test

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the handle to swab for cells that can be examined in a lab. Pap smears, on the other ...
WRAL

HPV test more effective than Pap smear in cancer screening, study suggests

Cervical cancer is among the easiest gynecologic cancers to prevent, and two screening tests can help detect the disease early: the routine Pap smear and testing for human papillomavirus, or HPV. The ...
PharmiWeb

HPV Testing and PAP Test Market Share, Size, Growth Forecast till 2030

The global HPV testing and PAP tests market is projected to expand steadily, registering a compound annual growth rate of approximately 12–15% through 2027. This growth is largely driven by the rising ...
UC San Francisco

Pap Smear or HPV Testing for Cervical Cancer?

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 ...
MedPage Today

HPV Testing Outperforms Pap Smear for Detecting Cervical Cancer Precursor Lesions

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Reuters

Many doctors overuse Pap testing: survey

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many U.S. primary care doctors are out of step with guidelines on Pap testing for cervical cancer -- largely because they overuse the test, according to a study published ...