FDA approves new at-home HPV test that can help detect cancer

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FDA approves new at-home HPV test that can help detect cancer

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home test for cervical cancer screening in the US on Friday, offering an easily accessible alternative to the traditional pap smear.The new test, created by Teal Health, provides the same accuracy testing for HPV — the virus that causes nearly all cervical cancers — without a painful pelvic exam at a doctor’s office.Instead, the “Teal Wand” detects HPV using a vaginal swab, a far less invasive practice than the pap smear, during which a gynecologist uses a speculum to scrap cells off the cervix.According to the company, women using the Teal Wand ..