FDA greenlights self-collection of vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening - CNN
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Instead of a traditional speculum-involved pelvic exam to screen for cervical cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for patients to have the option to collect their own vaginal samples for screening in a health care setting, such …