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You Can Soon Start Testing for HPV at Home — No Pap Required
The FDA has approved Teal Health's at-home test for HPV detection, which may help expand access to cervical cancer screening ...
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UPDATE: Game-Changing At-Home HPV Test Finally Gets FDA Approval for Cervical Cancer Prevention
Update: The First Completely At-Home Cervical Cancer Test Has Officially Been FDA-Approved As of May 2025, the FDA has ...
The At-Home Teal Health Cervical Cancer Screening Is Now FDA-Approved—and Could Replace Your Pap
The FDA just approved a tampon-like device that lets you collect your own sample for cervical cancer screening.
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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 ...
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FDA OKs 1st at-home cervical cancer screening test
The FDA approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer on May 9, a move experts anticipate will help boost screening rates across the country. Five notes: 1. The test kit is made by ...
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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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FDA approves first cervical cancer screening device that can be used at home, company says
“Some women are scared of a traditional pap smear or find the process uncomfortable ... For women 30 to 65, the USPSTF recommends screening every three years with cervical cytology alone ...
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An end to uncomfortable hospital visits? FDA approves at-home pap smear test for cervical cancer screening
The American Cancer Society estimates that about 13,360 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed in 2025 in ...