The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has posted a draft updated statement on cervical cancer screening. The statement is open for public comment until January 13, 2025, on the task force’s website.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) plans to add self-collected human papillomavirus (HPV) testing to its recommendations for cervical cancer screening, among other changes. Task Force Chair Wanda Nicholson,

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force pitched an update to its guidelines for cervical cancer screening, endorsing HPV testing over Pap smears for certain women.