Roche Diagnostics is looking to a new screening tool to help women learn in a more private way if they are at increased risk for cervical cancer—a self-collection test to identify HPV.

At-home genetic test could transform screening, catching more life-threatening cases A new study has revealed that a saliva test at home can more accurately detect aggressive prostate cancer than ...

Scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine said a genetic test using saliva is more accurate than a PSA blood test to assess prostate cancer risk. A new at-home spit test is better ...

Some 4,000 samples will need to be retested. Los Angeles County has been using potentially faulty DNA test kits in criminal investigations for months. According to the L.A. County Sheriff's ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Defense Department civilian employees and contractors abroad can no longer get rape test kits done at military medical facilities, a decision that attorneys say will ...

RHHBY), approved for use with Roche's cobas® HPV test in May 2024. Interested patients can opt for self-collection in clinical settings, such as a doctor's office, or other healthcare settings.

What does it mean if a test shows you have high-risk HPV? Although there are more than 200 types of HPV, only a few cause cancer. These types are known as high-risk strains and are included in ...

A new at-home spit test for prostate cancer may be better than current testing methods, a new study has suggested. Experts have developed a new saliva test which analyses genetic variants in a man ...

The society recommends people receive a primary HPV test every five years from ages 25 to 65, and start getting a Pap smear by age 21. A Pap smear collects cells from the cervix for testing.

The at-home test would not require a visit to the GP, and appeared to perform better than current testing methods according to the study A saliva test may help "turn the tide" on prostate cancer ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department announced Wednesday it plans to re-test about 4,000 DNA samples after learning the agency used testing kits over a roughly eight ...