TUESDAY, Aug. 21, 2018 -- The Pap smear has long been the gold standard for cervical cancer screening, but an expert panel now says the human papillomavirus, or HPV, test is also an option for women ...

Over the past two decades, the United States has been transitioning from cytology to HPV-based screening for cervical cancer. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force currently recommends one of three ...

WASHINGTON -- Too many doctors are testing the wrong women, or using the wrong test, for a virus that causes cervical cancer. The days of one-size-fits-all screening for cervical cancer are long gone.

Although infection with human papillomavirus, or HPV, is the leading cause of cervical cancer, until now, an influential government group has been reluctant to recommend using the HPV test to screen ...

(HealthDay)—New research finds that young women who get the HPV vaccine gain significant protection against infection in three parts of the body if they haven't already been exposed to the human ...

The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) has issued new guidelines reflecting the importance of extended genotyping in HPV testing to support an enhanced standard of patient ...

The American Cancer Society on Wednesday released new guidelines for who should get the HPV vaccine. The recommendations come after a review of a 2019 update on human papilloma virus vaccination from ...

New federal guidelines announced updated cervical cancer screening guidelines to include self-collection methods for HPV testing for females ages 30 to 65 with an average risk. The American Cancer ...

ST. LOUIS – A new report published by a pair of leading medical organizations is paving the way for doctors on how best to integrate primary HPV testing into the care of their patients until several ...

An influential U.S. panel of health experts is boosting support for the HPV test as a routine part of cervical cancer screening. The independent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which ...

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