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

Self-testing option for cervical cancer screening endorsed by U.S. health panel

Women 30 and older should be given an option to self-test for cervical cancer, draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force say. In July, the FDA approved two tests that allow people to self-collect cervical samples for HPV, an infection responsible for most cervical cancer cases. Women 21 to 29 should still get a Pap smear every three years.

Health panel lays out guidelines for self-administered cervical cancer screening

New guidelines could change the way women get screened for cancer-causing HPV. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force added the option for women to take their own samples for the test on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Food and Drug Administration approved self-collection in May, but this is the first time it’s actually been recommended. Under the guidelines, women in their 20s should still get a traditional Pap test every three years, but once they hit …

USPSTF Plans Changes to Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) plans to add self-collected human papillomavirus (HPV) testing to its recommendations for cervical

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

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

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

Cervical cancer self-collection option expands

Women can now self-collect samples for cervical cancer screening as per new guidelines, promoting easier access and prevention.