Experts estimate that over 13,000 new cervical cancer diagnoses occurred in the United States in 2025, accompanied by over 4,000 cervical cancer-related deaths. Five-year survival for patients ...

Pap smears are a vital tool for preventing cervical cancer because they can detect cell abnormalities before they become cancerous. Unfortunately, systematic barriers or a lack of comfort with the ...

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 ...

Share on Pinterest What do the new cervical cancer screening guidelines say? We outline three key changes. Image credit: Maria Korneeva/Getty Images On December 4, 2025, the American Cancer Society ...

The program will test whether Teal’s HPV self-collection pathway can increase screening rates and integrate with health system workflows.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At-Home Cervical Cancer Tests Are Now Available Nationwide, as Teal Rolls Out Test to All 50 States Update — U.S. Women Nationwide ...

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer. Effective screening can detect precancerous changes years before cancer develops. But more than 4,300 women will die from cervical ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. In May 2025, for the first time ever, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted approval ...

Jeraldine Blackman stressed the importance of women getting Pap smears.

If you have a cervix you may have felt a surge of relief — joy, even — when the American Cancer Society (ACS) announced its updated guidelines for cervical cancer screening in December. I know I did.

Longer lifetime exposure to female hormones may increase the risk of thyroid cancer in women, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. The ...