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First at-home HPV test approved by FDA, could replace Pap smear
The first at-home cervical cancer screening test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the ...
What’s Going Around Digital Extra: How to improve your posture; an at home pap smear test
KY3′s Jackie Garrity discusses the importance of good posture. Also, see the new Pap smear test that can be done at home.
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FDA approves first-ever at-home test for cervical cancer, alternative to pap smear
The FDA recently approved a new tool in the fight against cervical cancer: the first-ever test that can be done at home. Dr.
This company wants to replace your Pap smear — and promises its DIY cancer screening is less painful
A new, FDA-approved device wants “to give women the option to screen comfortably from home at their convenience,” co-founder Kara Egan told The Post.
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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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A do-it-yourself wand could help replace your next Pap smear (yes, really!)
Nobody likes Pap smears. A new DIY home swab kit for cervical cancer aims to make that part of the procedure more comfortable. It's set to be available to Californians in June, with other states ...
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The FDA approves first U.S. at-home tool as a Pap-smear alternative
Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will ...
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FDA approves at home HPV test as alternative to pap smear
The Food and Drug Administration just approved an at home test that could be an optional alternative to a yearly pap smear.