Smear tests are nobody's favourite, but they're a vital part of healthcare. Now, the way you're tested for HPV is changing. From July, invitations for cervical screening will be sent out every five ...

(CBS) -- The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The ...

Women now have an alternative to the Pap smear as a screening test for cervical cancer. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved an at-home screening test. As Reuters reported, Pap ...

A pap smear or cervical screening is not the most exciting errand, but if you've been putting it off you may have different options this time. While you may be familiar with the term "pap smear", the ...

What if a simple test could save thousands of lives every year, and yet millions don’t take it? That’s the case with screenings for cervical cancer, one of the most preventable types of cancer there ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Some women are afraid of Pap smears, many more find the appointments inconvenient. Now there's a new self-guided way to do this cervical cancer screening test at home. Bur ...

In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women have dreaded and often found painful. The new device by Teal ...

Women aged 25 to 49 who test negative for human papillomavirus (HPV) will be invited to cervical screening every five years instead of every three, under new NHS guidelines. The change, set to take ...

Experts changed the screening age to 25 because of the HPV vaccine's success. The American Cancer Society released new guidelines for cervical cancer screening Wednesday, calling for "less and more ...