New federal guidelines have expanded the options for cervical cancer screenings to include an at-home option — and no ...

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an ...

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer, the product’s maker announced on Friday. The DIY test could serve as an alternative to ...

Cervical cancer screening is undergoing a significant transformation, with federal guidelines now offering expanded options beyond the traditional Pap smear. This ch ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators have cleared a genetic test from Roche as a first-choice screening option for cervical cancer. It was a role previously reserved for the Pap smear, the ...

A new DIY home swab kit for cervical cancer aims to make Pap smears more comfortable. It's set to be available to Californians in June, with other states to follow. This article is part of a series on ...

I was not expecting to receive my pap smear test letter before I turned 25, so when mine fell through the letterbox in mid-March — exactly six months before my 25th birthday — I felt a little bit sick ...