A new proposal recommends replacing routine pap smears with HPV testing every five years for women over 30, signaling a ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said the draft recommendations aim to avoid unnecessary follow-up tests and ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred ...

In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed ...

HPV, or human papillomavirus, is very common and is spread through sex. Most HPV infections clear up on their own, but ...

Starting at age 30, women can collect their own vaginal samples at a doctor's office instead of undergoing a pelvic exam for ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has posted a draft updated statement on cervical cancer screening. The ...

Women and people with cervixes should have the option to use a self-swab human papillomavirus (HPV) test as part of a ...

For the first time, cervical cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force include self-collection ...

Analyses of self-tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) can be used to divide HPV-positive women into three risk groups, according to a new study. This method could be important for enhancing cervical ...

A milestone in public health has been reached as MUSC presents significant findings from a recent study that shows a decrease ...

A quick vaginal swab can replace the Pap test as a cervical cancer screening option for women ages 30 and older, according to new guidelines published this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task ...