Home Testing Doubles Cervical Cancer Screening in Safety-Net Population

Home Testing Doubles Cervical Cancer Screening in Safety-Net Population

(MedPage Today) -- Participation in a cervical cancer screening program in a safety-net health system more than doubled when patients received at-home test kits by mail rather than just a telephone reminder to get screened, a randomized trial showed...

Mailed self-collection HPV tests more than double cervical cancer screening rates, study shows

Mail-in self-collection tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) more than doubled cervical cancer screening participation among never- and under-screened U.S. women, according to a first-of-its-kind study by researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Mailed Self-Collection HPV Tests Boost Cervical Cancer Screening Rates

Mail-in self-collection tests for human papillomavirus (HPV) more than doubled cervical cancer screening participation among never- and under-screened U.S. women, according to a first-of-its-kind study from researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.