Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

Queen Mary researchers led a team which accessed data about each self-sample to estimate the risk of significant disease being present. This process could reduce the number of women recalled for ...

Unlike clinician-collected samples, which are typically taken during a GP visit, self-samples can be taken at home. However, they cannot be processed using cytology, so if human papilloma virus (HPV) ...

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) self-sampling promises to make the process of screening for cervical cancer easier, more comfortable – and, for some, less traumatic – than a traditional Pap test, offering ...

The new at-home test kits are meant to help ‘tackle deeply entrenched barriers’ stopping people from having this life-saving ...

The screening can be potentially life-saving but over five million women eligible for it are missing out ...

Women who are overdue for cervical cancer screening are most likely to participate in screening when a self-sampling kit is offered by a healthcare professional as part of routine GP appointments, ...

Self-swab HPV tests provide a simple way to catch early warning signs of cervical cancer in or away from a doctor's office.

A non-invasive urine test could be used by women to detect their risk of developing cervical cancer without needing to visit the doctor. Researchers have developed a way to identify pre-cancer lesions ...

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While in a mall, Kristin (not her real name), a 36-year-old teacher in Novaliches, paused before a drugstore poster offering a free test for cervical cancer. Her deceased friend’s late-stage diagnosis ...