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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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This Simple Test Could Replace the Dreaded Pap Smear
While it detects for possible cervical cancer like a Pap smear, it does so differently, she tells Parade. A Pap smear takes a ...
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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 ...
First at-home HPV test approved by FDA, could replace Pap smear
The DIY test could serve as an alternative to in-person "Pap smears," which are recommended every three years for women up to ...
FDA approves first at-home HPV test for cervical cancer: How it works
Great news for women's health. The FDA has approved Teal Wand, the first at-home cervical cancer screening test. This test ...