By Dr. Sanchari Sinha Dutta, Ph.D. New federal guidelines reshape cervical cancer prevention by expanding self-collection, eliminating cost sharing, and aiming to reach millions of women who have been ...

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

HIV and cervical cancer are intimately linked. An expert discusses how immunity and HPV infections increase the vulnerability ...

The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines, including optional self-collection of samples for screening. The guidelines also ...

The updated Health Resources and Services Administration guidance now advises that people receive a high-risk HPV test - ...

The doctor is in — the mailbox, that is. You can now do self-administered tests for everything from thyroid function to HIV in the privacy of your own home — and that list continues to grow, as the ...

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 ...

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 ...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. According to the CDC, about 13,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in ...