Individuals living in rural areas more likely to be diagnosed with later-stage cervical cancer, and 14% of the US population live in rurality. HealthDay News — American Cancer Society (ACS) guidelines ...

Self-Swab HPV Tests Now Supported for Cervical Cancer Screening FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Routine cervical cancer screening is getting a new option: Self-swab HPV tests, according to ...

New guidelines now allow self-swab HPV testing, including one test that can be done at home and mailed in HPV self-collected screening is recommended every 3 years if the test result is negative Women ...

Women at average risk of cervical cancer can now safely conduct self-tests for the human papillomavirus (HPV) at home, bypassing traditional, often uncomfortable, clinic examinations. This significant ...

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 ...

Dec 4 (Reuters) - Women at average risk for cervical cancer can avoid unpleasant tests in doctors' offices and instead safely test themselves at home for the virus that causes nearly all cases of the ...

The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval earlier this year. By Nina Agrawal An accessible alternative to the Pap smear has been endorsed by the ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Using urine to screen for high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) shows promise in potentially reaching women who decline or lack access to a Pap smear, researchers reported at ...

Teal Health’s Teal Wand enables people ages 25-65 years old to screen for cervical cancer at home — no speculum or stirrups required. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photo: Teal Health) According to ...

What if a simple test could save thousands of lives every year, and yet millions don’t take it? That’s the case with screenings for cervical cancer, one of the most preventable types of cancer there ...