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First at-home HPV test approved by FDA, could replace Pap smear
The first at-home cervical cancer screening test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the ...
This company wants to replace your Pap smear — and promises its DIY cancer screening is less painful
A new, FDA-approved device wants “to give women the option to screen comfortably from home at their convenience,” co-founder Kara Egan told The Post.
FDA approves at-home pap smear alternative device for cervical cancer screening
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new device called the Teal Wand, which its creator describes as an "at-home ...
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F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear
The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor. By Maggie Astor The Food and Drug Administration approved the United ...
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The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative
Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will ...
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FDA approves revolutionary device as alternative to Pap smear
The FDA has approved an at-home cervical cancer screening tool as an alternative to Pap smears by a gynecologist, the company ...
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FDA approves at home HPV test as alternative to pap smear
The Food and Drug Administration just approved an at home test that could be an optional alternative to a yearly pap smear.
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A do-it-yourself wand could help replace your next Pap smear (yes, really!)
Nobody likes Pap smears. A new DIY home swab kit for cervical cancer aims to make that part of the procedure more comfortable. It's set to be available to Californians in June, with other states ...
FDA approves first at-home cervical cancer screening test, a pap smear alternative, company says
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.