Rising cervical cancer rates and a new at-home screening test for cervical cancer

Can you prevent cervical cancer? How do you prevent cervical cancer? Can I check for cervical cancer at home? Who should get screened for cervical cancer? Does the HPV vaccine work?

Our guest is Ritu Nayar, MD, professor of pathology and medical education and executive vice chair of pathology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. In this episode, Dr. Nayar talks about where cervical cancer rates are on the rise and how new screening tools can help reverse that trend. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update July 24, 2025
00:00 How to prevent HPV
01:12 Cervical cancer rates in US (cervical cancer statistics)
01:27 Cervical cancer screening rates
02:01 Cancer screening rates
02:19 Cervical cancer disparities
03:11 HPV vaccine
03:23 HPV vaccination rates in the US
03:38 Cervical cancer screening recommendations
04:27 Cervical cancer screening process
04:55 Cervical cancer screening age
05:05 At home cervical cancer test
05:31 At home cervical cancer screening tool
05:49 Cervical cancer home test kit free (new home pap test, Teal Health wand FDA-approved)
06:37 Benefits of at home cervical cancer screening
06:59 Self test for cervical cancer study
07:38 SHIP trial: Cervical cancer home test kit free (cervical cancer self test study, National Cancer Institute NCI)
08:43 Implement new methods for cervical cancer screening
08:56 Cervical cancer screening guidelines
09:19 At home HPV test
09:59 What is the purpose of the College of American Pathologists?
10:28 College of American Pathologists resources
10:50 American Cancer Society National Round Table
11:22 Is there a cure for cervical cancer?

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