TV sports presenter Clare Balding has led a team of mascots, including a poo, a breast and a vulva, through central London urging people to get up-to-date cancer screenings. Balding, who had thyroid ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus said on Thursday iconic captain Siya Kolisi's 100th Test will not "distract" the team before they face France in the Autumn Nations Series this weekend. 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 ...