The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to ...

In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed ...

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has introduced a new recommendation that women should undergo HPV testing every five ...

Doctors routinely advise that women undergoing screening for cervical cancer receive Pap smears every three years beginning at age 21. Now, beginning at 30, women have a new option.

The human papillomavirus (HPV), a common sexually transmitted infection, accounts for 70% of all throat cancers, according to the National Cancer Institute.

A pair of tests approved by the FDA in July give women the opportunity to collect their own samples in medical settings – similar to the way urine tests are handled.

HPV, or human papillomavirus, is very common and is spread through sex. Most HPV infections clear up on their own, but ...

Testing for high-risk human papillomaviruses every five years – even with a self-collected sample – is the “preferred ...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is necessary for the development of cervical carcinoma, and incorporation of molecular testing for HPV in screening and patient management has been proposed. Sufficient ...

Women in their 20s should still get a Pap test every three years. But after that — from age 30 to 65 — women can get an HPV ...