Research has shown that self-collected tests have similar efficacy as when a medical doctor does the screening, according to ...

Health disruptors are introducing new ways to screen for cervical cancer that skip the speculum entirely. And Teal's the ...

For the first time, many people in the United States who should be screened for cervical cancer will have an alternative to ...

MUMBAI, India - A simple vinegar test slashed cervical cancer death rates by one-third in a remarkable study of 150,000 women in the slums of India, where the disease is the top cancer killer of women ...

Women now have an alternative to the Pap smear as a screening test for cervical cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an at-home screening test. As Reuters reported, Pap ...

Starting today, Californians can order Teal Health’s FDA-approved cervical cancer screening test right to their homes. This represents an important step in making screening for cervical cancer more ...

(CBS) -- The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The ...

A UVA Health physician helped shape new guidelines to expand at-home testing and prevent cancer before it starts.

The at-home tests are not yet available, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved two self-swab tests from the ...

Mitchell is an associate professor at the University of Virginia and an NIH-funded nurse scientist. Kueter, a former health journalist and public radio reporter, works as a magazine editor at UVA ...

Pap smears are a vital tool for preventing cervical cancer because they can detect cell abnormalities before they become cancerous. Unfortunately, systematic barriers or a lack of comfort with the ...