New cervical cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force include self-collection of HPV samples for females starting at age 30. Anchiy/Getty Images Cervical cancer ...

New federal guidelines will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical cancer. According to the new recommendations by the Health Resources and Services Administration, women between the ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred screening strategy” for cervical cancer starting at age 30, according to a new ...

HPV screening — rather than a pap smear — is more effective at detecting cervical cancer, according to a US task force Lordn/Getty Images The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Effective screening can detect precancerous changes years before cancer develops. But more than 4,300 women will die from cervical ...

Teal Health's Teal Wand self-collection device for at-home cervical cancer screening was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in May. Teal Health began developing its wand more ...

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Pap smears must be a strong contender for the worst best thing to happen to gynecology. The test, alongside ...