The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first home test to examine cervical cancer, Teal its maker health He said on Friday, he provides a substitute for the tactics tests that should be performed in the doctor’s office.
Cervical tactics tests greatly reduced cancer when it was first provided 80 years ago. But it can be uncomfortable and uncomfortable due to the examination requirements in my words.
Teal Health said that the FDA decision is based on a study in more than 600 women that have been self -collected samples using their test with the same performance that was collected in the collected samples.
The Approval is “Not Just About An Innovative New Product, It’s About Finally Giveing Women An Option that Makes Sense for thems Lives, Something that can be done Quickly and Comfortable At Home ”, Said Teal’s Co-Founder and Chief Executive, Kara EGAN.
Every year in the United States, about 11,500 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed and about 4,000 women die from the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The startup company, the wild duck stick, and the HPV (HPV), is responsible for almost all cervical cancers, similar to the Roche’s Cobas HPV test. But Teal Wand allows women to collect samples from the home and send them to a test certified laboratory, while the Roch test is approved for use in the clinic.
Teal Health did not reveal the test price, but she said she was working with the main insurance providers for coverage and flexible payment options.
Igan referred to another test at home called Colollow, which was created by fine sciences, to detect colon cancer.
“Cologne [is] Fully covered with most insurance, but also, if you have to pay the pocket, this is about $ 600. “We are planning to be less,” she told Reuters.
Teal Health plans to start offering groups in June for patients between the ages of 25 and 65.
