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 ...

Women at age 30 can start collecting their own vaginal sample for cervical cancer screening at a physician's office and ...

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

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 ...

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

Women at age 30 can start collecting their own vaginal sample for cervical cancer screening at a physician's office and forego Pap smears, a national health advisory panel said on Tuesday.

A U.S. health panel says women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening. The ...

Much of the rest of the draft recommendation statement aligns with previous recommendations, which were last updated in 2018.

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

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force pitched an update to its guidelines for cervical cancer screening, endorsing HPV ...

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