HPV self-test boosts cervical cancer screening 'across the board,' study confirms

Making human papillomavirus (HPV) self-testing available to all women increases the number of people screened for cervical cancer, a new study led by researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington has confirmed. The study, published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health, shows offering the HPV self-test lifts screening rates among everyone eligible, not just among those who have previously been under-screened for cervical cancer.