The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently cleared and approved the at-home test for cervical cancer, possibly revolutionizing the way millions of women handle one of the most important ...

On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind at-home cervical cancer screening tool in an effort to provide a more accessible alternative to Pap smear tests. The goal ...

A Pap smear is a routine, sometimes uncomfortable, gynecological test that can detect abnormal cervical cells before they become cancerous, but its not the only way to screen for cervical cancer. In ...

Roughly 80% of women will get human papillomavirus (HPV) in their lifetime. For many, especially those who have gotten an HPV vaccine, the virus will go away on its own within two years. But for ...

Learn what a Pap smear checks, when you need one, how the test works, what results mean, and how Pap and HPV testing differ.

Back in May of this year, the FDA approved a new method of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in a healthcare setting. Rather than a standard Pap smear performed with a speculum -- a test dreaded by ...

Not only could the new test for human papillomavirus, or HPV, save lives; scientists say that women over 30 could drop annual Pap smears and instead have the DNA test just once every 3, 5 or even 10 ...

There are steps someone can take to help reduce the risk of cervical cancer. However, it may not be possible to prevent the condition. The main cause of cervical cancer is long-lasting human ...