An easy at-home test to replace Pap smears is here—and will soon be fully covered by most insurance

While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...

The FDA has approved an at-home HPV test. What you need to know

New federal guidance is expanding testing for cervical cancer with a self-collection method. Dr. Mara Gordon speaks to NPR about why this option might become popular for screening for HPV.

Quebec moves from pap tests to more sensitive HPV screening in effort to catch cancer early

Quebec is replacing pap tests with a more sensitive human papillomavirus test to detect cervical cancer earlier. The rollout ...

New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with at-home option

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...
The Courier-Journal

Prostate cancer screening: Should men get tested? And when? Here's what to know

PSA levels can be elevated for reasons other than cancer, such as an enlarged or inflamed prostate. False positive and false negative PSA test results are possible. The American Cancer Society does ...
CNN

Given Biden’s diagnosis, what a urologist wants you to know about prostate screening

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and an assistant professor at the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine. When I learned that ...