Determined to make HPV and cervical cancer screenings less invasive, these researchers have turned to menstrual blood.

Each time a cell divides, a small section of each chromosome's protective cap—the telomere—is worn away. Most cells use an ...

Chinese women aged 65 years or older have significantly higher rates of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and cervical ...

Women 65 and older face significantly higher rates of cervical cancer-causing HPV infections than younger women, despite current medical guidelines that typically discontinue screening at 65. The ...

Cervical cancer has affected generations of my family - NHS changes mean women like me could be missed out’ - Gemma Barley’s ...

A new study shows that appendix cancer is becoming more common among younger generations, mirroring a pattern that has been occurring with other cancers since the 1990s. Cancer incidence rates ...

A new at-home self-collection device is taking aim at the screening gap for cervical cancer, and new research, spearheaded by a University of Colorado School of Medicine faculty member ...

Screening for cervical cancer many soon be possible within the privacy of your own home. On May 9, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the Teal Wand, a tamponlike tool people can use to ...

Background Cervical cancer ranks as the fourth most common and deadly cancer among women worldwide. In 2020, approximately 604,000 new cases were diagnosed, and more than 340,000 women died from the ...

The report estimated that this year, 13,360 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,320 women will die. However, the number of women getting screened has fallen since the mid-2000s.

Last year, the FDA greenlit similar self-collection cervical cancer screening kits for use in a medical setting, such as at a doctor’s office, an urgent care or even a mobile clinic.

Can the Teal Health at-home cervical cancer screening replace a Pap smear for everyone? Technically, what Teal replicates is an in-office HPV test—but because a large body of research has found ...