The guidelines, published Jan. 5 by the Health Resources and Services Administration, now recommend that average-risk women ...
This Cervical Cancer Awareness Month let us take a look at whether Pap smear or HPV test is better when it comes to detecting ...
New federal guidelines have expanded the options for cervical cancer screenings to include an at-home option — and no ...
Although many jurisdictions in Canada now recommend HPV screening over the traditional Pap test as a means of preventing cervical cancer, self-administered tests aren't readily available outside of ...
Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
Do you have a medical question you'd like to get a doctor's answer honest answer to? Dr. Mara Gordon, a family physician in Camden, N.J., answers reader health questions monthly. Write us at ...
While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...
You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option. Do you have a medical question you'd like to get a ...