(CNN) — 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 ...

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, the American Cancer Society (ACS) ...

A new study recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute showed cervical cancer rates have decreased in states with high HPV vaccine rates.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first at-home test to screen for cervical cancer, Teal Health, which makes the test kit, said. Currently, cervical cancer screening is done in a ...

Cervical cancer screening can now include “self-swab” HPV tests, according to updated guidelines published Thursday by the American Cancer Society. The change, experts hope, will encourage more women ...

Almost everyone who has sex will at some point get the virus that can cause cervical cancer. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is so prevalent that it’s like the “common cold of the cervix” for women, ...

However, the study found significant disparities across individual states — ranging from a 50% decrease in cervical cancer cases in three states and the District of Columbia, to little or no decline ...