American Sexual Health Association 169d ago

The American Cancer Society recently released new guidelines for cervical cancer screening that include HPV testing with self collected samples. In this episode, we talk to Rebecca Perkins, MD, MSc, from Tufts University Medical School about what’s different in these new guidelines and how HPV testing with self collection can help get more women screened. Resources American Cancer Society Updated Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines: https://www.cancer.org/research/acs-research-news/new-cervical-cancer-screening-guidelines-include-self-collection-for-hpv.html Information for patients on HPV screening with self collected sample: https://www.ashasexualhealth.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-hpv-self-collection-test/ HPV Self collection infographic: https://www.nccc-online.org/pdf/Self_collection_infographic.pdf