The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that women can take their own self-tests for cervical cancer screening, highlighting an important shift toward patient empowerment.
Dr. John Wong emphasizes, 'I'm very hopeful that self-collection will help even more women get screened and help us reduce even further the burden of cervical cancer among women.'
Studies indicate that self-collected samples for HPV testing yield similar accuracy to samples collected by healthcare professionals, potentially broadening access to essential screenings.
With HPV self-collection options expanding, women aged 30 to 65 can choose convenient testing methods, either through self-collection or traditional doctor-administered tests.
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