While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...
Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...
Health disruptors are introducing new ways to screen for cervical cancer that skip the speculum entirely. And Teal's the ...
The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated its guidelines to include self collection testing for ...
Early detection and modern treatments make cervical cancer one of the most preventable and treatable cancers. Newport Women’s ...
A pap smear (or pap test) is a screening for cervical cancer. It involves taking cells from the cervix and vagina and examining them under a microscope. The test is looking for cervical ...
It is possible to have an abnormal smear but a normal colposcopy result. This can happen when someone has a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection but no precancerous mutations in the cervix. Cervical ...