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Self-swab HPV test set to arrive in doctors' offices this month

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In May , the FDA approved a self-swab test from global medical technology company Becton , Dickinson and Company that allows people to self-collect samples to screen for human papillomavirus.

HPV is the most common sexually transmitted infection in the U.S. and can lead to several potentially deadly cancers, including cervical cancer, according to the CDC .