Learn About HPV Screening with Self Collection with Rebecca Perkins

Learn About HPV Screening with Self Collection with Rebecca Perkins

Author: American Sexual Health Association January 5, 2026 Duration: 18:06

With HPV vaccination and regular screening, we have the tools we need to eliminate cervical cancer. Now we have a new tool—HPV screening with self collected samples. We invited Dr. Rebecca Perkins from Tufts University Medical School to talk about this new screening tool and its potential to help get more women screened and prevent cervical cancer.

Learn more about HPV screening with self collection at ASHA or at the National Cervical Cancer Coalition (NCCC).

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Learn more about cervical health and cancer prevention at the NCCC.


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