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FDA, Pap test and cervical cancer

CNN on MSN · 4d

FDA approves first cervical cancer screening device that can be used at home, company says

To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from work for an in-person doctor’s appointment.

New York Post · 1d

This company wants to replace your Pap smear — and promises its DIY cancer screening is less painful

A new, FDA-approved device wants “to give women the option to screen comfortably from home at their convenience,” co-founder Kara Egan told The Post.

Fox News on MSN · 3d

First at-home HPV test approved by FDA, could replace Pap smear

The first at-home cervical cancer screening test has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration, according to the product's manufacturer. It may offer an alternative to traditional in-person Pap smears.

4don MSN

A do-it-yourself wand could help replace your next Pap smear (yes, really!)

Pap smears are dreaded, uncomfortable chores at the OBGYN's office. They're also life-saving procedures. A new, tampon-shaped ...

4d

F.D.A. Approves First At-Home Alternative to the Pap Smear

The tool will allow women to screen for HPV, which causes almost all cases of cervical cancer, without visiting a doctor.

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FDA Approves First At-Home Test for Cervical Cancer Screenings

At-home screenings are effective alternatives for closing the screening gap. One study found that mailing kits to people ...

News-Medical.Net on MSN2d

FDA approves at home HPV test as alternative to pap smear

The Food and Drug Administration just approved an at home test that could be an optional alternative to a yearly pap smear.

Best Life on MSN3d

Women Can Now Check Themselves for Cervical Cancer at Home—Here's How

I t wasn't until the 1980s that scientists linked human papillomavirus (HPV) cells to cervical cancer, and it would be 20 ...

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