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US approves first at-home cervical cancer screening device
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an at-home cervical cancer screening tool as an alternative to Pap smears by ...
What to know about the first at-home Pap smear approved by the FDA
The wand developed by Teal Health allows patients to self-collect a vaginal sample and mail it to a lab for testing.
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.
FDA approves first at-home cervical cancer screening test, a pap smear alternative, company says
Teal Health, the maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test, says it will give patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears.
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Cancer prevention report finds US smoking rates continue to fall but HPV vaccination rates stall
The reported noted that the decrease is alarming as HPV vaccination rates have remained “statistically unchanged” in recent years. In 2023, 61.4% of adolescents ages 13 to 17 were up-to-date for the ...
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Cancer prevention report finds US smoking rates continue to fall but HPV vaccination rates stall
The reported noted that the decrease is alarming as HPV vaccination rates have remained “statistically unchanged” in recent years. In 2023, 61.4% of adolescents ages 13 to 17 were up-to-date ...
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HPV May Be Linked to Thyroid Eye Disease, Small Study Suggests
The small sample size was one limitation of the study, Pelaez and co-authors pointed out. Also, some participants had incomplete clinical histories regarding HPV infection or vaccination.