You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.
Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...
The American Cancer Society has endorsed HPV self-tests that can be taken at home, making early detection of cervical cancer ...
Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the ...
Analyses of self-tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) can be used to divide HPV-positive women into three risk groups, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet and Queen Mary University of ...
The American Cancer Society has endorsed self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening — a change medical ...
The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval earlier this year.
FRIDAY, Dec. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Routine cervical cancer screening is getting a new option: Self-swab HPV tests, ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test for women 25 and older that can be used to determine whether these women should have additional ...
An investigational blood test for human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive oropharyngeal cancer significantly outperformed current testing methods in a direct comparison involving patient blood samples.
Clinicians can now allow women to collect their own vaginal sample for cervical cancer screening in their office, according ...