Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday.



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US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening

Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday. Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are aimed at getting more people screened and spreading the word that women can take their own vaginal samples to check for cancer-causing HPV. Women […]

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NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Doctors routinely advise that women undergoing screening for cervical cancer receive Pap smears every three years beginning at age 21, but women beginning at 30 have a new option now, according to the new guidelines issued on Tuesday by a national health services panel. Read full story

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U.S. health panel endorses new option for cervical cancer screening

AP Medical Writer Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday. Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are aimed at getting more people screened and spreading the word that women can take their own vaginal samples to check for cancer-causing HPV. Women in their 20s should still get a Pap test every three years. But after that — fr…

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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 said in a draft recommendation Tuesday.   “Studies show this option is just as accurate as when the HPV sample is collected by a…

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Doctors usually recommend preventive Pap smears to detect cervical cancer every three years for women 21 and older. Now, starting at the age of 30, they have a new option.
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Os m�dicos costumam indicar exames preventivos de Papanicolau para detectar c�ncer de colo do �tero a cada tr�s anos para mulheres a partir dos 21 anos. Agora, a partir dos 30 anos, as elas t�m uma nova op��o.
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Women should have the option of taking their own samples for cervical cancer screening, said an influential health panel on Tuesday.

Las mujeres deberían tener la opción de tomar sus propias muestras para la detección del cáncer cervical, dijo un influyente panel de salud el martes.

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U.S. health panel adds self-assessment option 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.

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Task force supports women collecting own samples for cervical cancer screening

Women should have the option of taking their own test samples for cervical cancer screening, an influential health panel said Tuesday. Draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are aimed at getting more people screened and spreading the word that women can take their own vaginal samples to check for cancer-causing HPV. Women in their 20s should still get a Pap test every three years. But after that — from age 30 to 65 — …

US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening

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