New testing options could make it easier to screen for the most common cause of cervical cancer. An FDA-approved kit could allow for testing without a pap smear or pelvic exam. The shift is among ...

The 2026 Women’s Preventive Services Initiative’s (WPSI) updated cervical cancer issued updated screening guidelines.

Cervical cancer kills 4,300 American women annually. Most of these deaths are preventable. Teal Health's at-home screening test is changing that calculus.

Today, HPV testing remains one of the preferred ways to screen for cervical cancer — and now the new at‑home HPV test brings that screening right into your home, reflecting continued advancements to ...

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Pap smears must be a strong contender for the worst best thing to happen to gynecology. The test, alongside ...

Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the American Cancer Society. The change, experts hope, will encourage more women ...

Cervical cancer screenings are considered one of the most significant public health advances of the past 50 years, particularly in detecting HPV (human papillomavirus), the culprit of most cervical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cervical cancer kills more than 4,000 women each year and was expected to result in 4,320 deaths in 2025, according to the ...

No one looks forward to getting a pap smear. No matter how much you like your gyno, lying on your back with your feet in the stirrups while they probe your most sensitive area isn’t exactly a fun ...

According to Cancer Research, there’s “3,299 new cases of cervical cancer each year” and, from 2022 until 2024, there were ...