The new option will be covered by private insurance beginning in January 2027. A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) 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 ...

The HPV vaccine is very safe and highly effective at preventing cervical cancer, according to two large reviews that support routinely vaccinating adolescents against human papillomavirus. HPV is the ...

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, ...

Girls ages 16 years or younger who received HPV vaccines were 80% less likely than their unvaccinated counterparts to develop cervical cancer. Evidence from 23 studies showed with moderate certainty ...

Office chairs with lumbar support have been around for decades, but it has largely been relegated to high-end seats. That's no longer the case. Lumbar support is a standard feature on most office ...

Post-cerclage cervical length (CL) was a significant predictor of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB; < 34 weeks of gestation) in women who underwent cervical cerclage, predominantly outperforming ...