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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Effective screening can detect precancerous changes years before cancer develops. But more than 4,300 women will die from cervical ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The updated cervical cancer screening guidance includes the option of self-collection of vaginal samples for HPV ...

Self-collected vaginal specimens are now acceptable for cervical cancer screening, according to new guidelines from the American Cancer Society. Clinician-collected cervical specimens are still ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) just updated its HPV screening guidelines to include self-collection of vaginal samples. This opens up testing to women who may have difficulty with HPV testing for ...

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 ...

The American Cancer Society (ACS) released updated guidelines today for cervical cancer screening, reflecting advances in disease detection and accessibility in the United States. The updated ...

The recommendation comes after the first at-home test, a self-swab, received federal approval last year. By Nina Agrawal An agency under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services endorsed an ...

An experimental nasal vaccine could one day serve as a treatment for cervical cancer. In mice, the vaccine unleashed cancer-fighting immune cells in the cervix and ultimately shrank tumors, ...

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In 2023, cervical cancer screening rates still remained below prepandemic levels, new survey data suggested. However, screening rates for breast and colorectal cancers rebounded from pandemic declines ...

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