Direct-mail human papillomavirus self-test kits increased screening rates and were found to be cost-effective.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, ...

Dr. Kameelah Phillips discusses the importance of knowing your body and how to detect any changes in your breasts.

KALB, Region’s Bank and Mac’s Fresh Market have teamed up to help stock the pantry at the Food Bank of Central Louisiana. On ...

DeepSeek, a blood test that can detect HPV-linked head and neck cancers nearly a decade before diagnosis. By finding viral DNA in the bloodstream, the test achieved 99% sensitivity and specificity.

A team of researchers led by Rice University, in collaboration with colleagues in Mozambique and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, has developed a simple, affordable human ...

Materials used to run the HPV LAMP assay. A cytology brush is used to collect a cervicovaginal swab sample into ThinPrep buffer. Samples are lysed in screw-on tubes and lysate is added to LAMP ...

Gynecologists have strong opinions about whether these tests are helpful or harmful to women looking for evidence that they’re nearing or in menopause. At-home menopause tests, also called hormone ...

While it is important to contact a doctor for regular checkups, some at-home preventive tests can help screen for certain conditions such as diabetes, high cholesterol, and nutritional deficiencies. A ...

Legs harnessed in an airborne straddle. Feeble pleas from your ob-gyn to scooch up. Cold, clunky metal speculum pushed into your vagina, followed by clanging and scraping. Pap smears are, at worst, a ...

BEGINNING OF THEIR HEALING PROCESS, TOO. NEW. THIS MORNING, THE NATION IS SEEING A BIG DROP IN THOSE WHO ARE GETTING CANCER SCREENINGS. BUT RESEARCHERS SAY THEY HAVE A PLAN TO STOP THAT DANGEROUS ...