USPSTF Updates Recommendations on Cervical Cancer Screening
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has posted a draft updated statement on cervical cancer screening. The statement is open for public comment until January 13, 2025, on the task force’s website.
Cervical Cancer Screening Made Simple with Self-Swab Option
A quick vaginal swab can replace the Pap test as a cervical cancer screening option for women ages 30 and older, according to new guidelines published this week by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
Health panel endorses new option for cervical cancer screening
Starting at age 30, women can collect their own vaginal samples at a doctor's office instead of undergoing a pelvic exam for cervical cancer risk.
Task force supports women collecting own samples for cervical cancer screening
In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to collect their own vaginal samples for testing.
New draft recommendations for cervical cancer screening: 5 details
Routine cervical cancer screening typically requires patients to receive Pap smears every three years. On Dec. 10, a national task force put forth a new screening recommendation for women 30 and older: HPV testing every five years with the option to self-collect their sample.
Health panel recommends self-testing option for cervical cancer screening
Women and people with cervixes should have the option to use a self-swab human papillomavirus (HPV) test as part of a cervical cancer screen, the United States Preventative Services Task Force
USPSTF endorses HPV self-collection tests for cervical cancer screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force pitched an update to its guidelines for cervical cancer screening, endorsing HPV testing over Pap smears for certain women.
Cervical cancer screening: US health panel recommends new method starting at age 30
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends self-swab HPV tests for cervical cancer screening, boosting accessibility. Women aged 30-65 should have HPV tests every five years, or Pap smears every three,
Women encouraged to self-collect samples for cervical cancer screening
HPV, or human papillomavirus, is very common and is spread through sex. Most HPV infections clear up on their own, but persistent infection can lead to cancer of the cervix. Most cervical cancers occur in women who are inadequately screened, diagnosed or treated.
US Health Panel Adds Self-Testing Option for Cervical Cancer Screening
A U.S. health panel says women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening
Health Panel Endorses Self-Testing Option for Cervical Cancer Screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has endorsed self-testing as a viable option for cervical cancer screening.
HPV testing preferred over Pap for cervical cancer screening starting at age 30, task force’s draft recommendation says
Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred ...
Pap Smears May No Longer Be Part of Your Gyno Visit
HPV screening — rather than a pap smear — is more effective at detecting cervical cancer, according to a US task force ...