LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- The Centers for Disease Control has received overwhelming support from cancer centers across the country for their new HPV vaccination guidelines. The new guidelines say ...

UT Southwestern Medical Center and 69 other national cancer institute-designated centers are endorsing new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines for human papillomavirus vaccinations ...

An influential U.S. panel of health experts is boosting support for the HPV test as a routine part of cervical cancer screening. The independent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which ...

There are more than 100 varieties of human papillomavirus (HPV), which is an infection that causes warts in various parts of the body. There are more than 40 different strains of HPV that spread to ...

The nation's largest pediatrician group today released its new schedule of recommended childhood vaccinations. It made three major changes to its previous recommendations, after a federal advisory ...

ST. LOUIS – A new report published by a pair of leading medical organizations is paving the way for doctors on how best to integrate primary HPV testing into the care of their patients until several ...

The American Cancer Society is endorsing the use of self-swab kits to test for HPV, because they may reduce barriers to cervical cancer screening. The amended guidelines will "help improve compliance ...

The FDA has approved three self-administered tests for the high-risk strains of HPV known to cause most cervical cancers.

TUESDAY, Aug. 21, 2018 -- The Pap smear has long been the gold standard for cervical cancer screening, but an expert panel now says the human papillomavirus, or HPV, test is also an option for women ...

W omen at average risk for cervical cancer can collect screening samples at home for human papillomavirus (HPV) analysis, according to updated guidelines from the American Cancer Society (ACS).

According to a survey published this month in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, less than one third of obstetrician-gynecologists give eligible patients the HPV vaccine and only half adhere ...