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Women Can Now Check Themselves for Cervical Cancer at Home—Here's How
I t wasn't until the 1980s that scientists linked human papillomavirus (HPV) cells to cervical cancer, and it would be 20 ...
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.
At-home cervical cancer screening test gets FDA approval. How it works, availability
The Teal Wand is an at-home vaginal sample self-collection device that tests for HPV. The test will first be available in California in June.
First at-home test to screen for cervical cancer approved by FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Teal Health to provide the nation's first at-home test kit to screen for cervical cancer.
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.
First at-home test kit for cervical cancer approved by the FDA, company says
U.S. regulators have approved the first cervical cancer testing kit that allows women to collect their own sample at home before shipping it to a laboratory, according to a medical device company.
FDA approves first cervical cancer screening device that can be used at home, company says
To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward ...