Researchers and graduate students at the University of Alabama at Birmingham are developing a new at-home cervical cancer screening device aimed at increasing access to screening and improving early ...

This is less than a year after the Teal Wand from Teal Health became the first at-home cervical cancer screening test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has updated its guidelines to include self-collection testing for cervical cancer screening for women aged 30-65 with average risk. Cervical ...

To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from ...

Screening for cervical cancer many soon be possible within the privacy of your own home. On May 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Teal Wand, a tamponlike tool people can use to ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Cervical cancer screening is about to get a lot more convenient. That’s because the latest cervical ...

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 screening test ...

Legs harnessed in an airborne straddle. Feeble pleas from your ob-gyn to scooch up. Cold, clunky metal speculum pushed into your vagina, followed by clanging and scraping. Pap smears are, at worst, a ...

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 ...