Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given the green light to a self-collection solution to test for HPV, making it one of the easiest options available in the U.S. for identifying those at risk ...

Regular cervical cancer screening using HPV testing and/or Pap tests can prevent up to 90% or more of cervical cancers by detecting and treating precancerous lesions early, making it one of the most ...

At-home kits that allow women to collect their own samples for HPV testing have been shown to improve cervical cancer screening rates. But some women lack confidence in their ability to complete the ...

The first shipments of some self-collection HPV tests for cervical cancer screening are currently on their way to doctors’ offices across the United States. In May, the US Food and Drug Administration ...

Self-swab tests provide a simple way to catch early warning signs of cervical cancer.

Roche Diagnostics is looking to a new screening tool to help women learn in a more private way if they are at increased risk for cervical cancer—a self-collection test to identify HPV. With the test, ...

Two made-in-India HPV test kits - an essential diagnostic tool for cervical cancer - have been rolled out after successful evaluation by AIIMS Delhi doctors. The results of the scientific review were ...

Mitchell is an associate professor at the University of Virginia and an NIH-funded nurse scientist. Kueter, a former health journalist and public radio reporter, works as a magazine editor at UVA ...