This Q&A with George Sawaya, MD, explores new cervical cancer screening guidelines issued in January 2026, which recommend at ...

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 ...

The FDA has approved a new at-home test for cervical cancer screening that could make early detection more accessible for ...

Cervical cancer occurs in the cells of the cervix, the lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina. It is primarily caused by persistent infection with certain strains of the human ...

Women 30 and older should be given an opportunity to self-test for cervical cancer, a federal health panel advised this week as part of an effort to expand screenings to groups that do not get enough ...

January is often believed to be the month of ‘new year resolutions’. Let us tell you that this is also the ‘Cervical Cancer Awareness Month’. You must have heard about cervical cancer. It is a cancer ...

In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

Jacqueline Linnes, at left, and biomedical engineering graduate student Sayeh Dowlatshahi assemble paper-based devices using tweezers. (Purdue University photo/Charles Jischke) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- New federal screening guidelines are expanding ways for women to be tested for cervical cancer. Starting in January 2027, private insurers will cover a self-collection option ...

Starting today, Californians can order Teal Health’s FDA-approved cervical cancer screening test right to their homes. This represents an important step in making screening for cervical cancer more ...

What Is A Pap Smear Test? Before differentiating between the two tests, let us tell you a little about each one, starting with a Pap smear test (also called a Pap test). “Pap smear test is a screening ...