US health panel adds self-testing option for cervical cancer screening
- The us health panel has endorsed a new self-testing option for cervical cancer screening.
- This self-testing option aims to increase access to screening.
- Healthcare providers are encouraged to offer both self-testing and traditional methods.
- The guidelines emphasize the importance of follow-up after self-testing.
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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 …
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. Read more (12/11/2024)
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
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