New ACS guidance included self-collected vaginal samples for primary HPV screening in average-risk individuals aged 25 to 65 years.
You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and ...
The American Cancer Society released updated guidelines today for cervical cancer screening, with two key changes.
The American Cancer Society now says a self-collected vaginal swab to test for HPV, which causes nearly all cervical cancer cases, is acceptable for screening.
Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the American Cancer Society.
The tests have not been approved by federal regulators, but that hasn’t stopped patients from wanting them — and doctors from worrying. By Nina Agrawal In the spring of 2021, the cancer field was ...
There is no routine test for HPV (human papillomavirus) in men. This is because HPV infections in men are often harmless and cleared by the immune system without causing symptoms or health problems.
What is human papillomavirus (HPV)? HPV is a family of common viruses that live on the skin, including around the mouth, throat and genitals. Human papillomaviruses have been with us for millennia, ...
The expansion of HR is the surface trend. The deeper change is the emergence of human capability as the operating system of modern organizations. A recent article in The Economist (How HR took over ...