Mailed self-sample kits boosted cervical cancer screening

Receiving a sample collection kit by mail helped people who were behind on cervical cancer screening take part in this regular checkup.

A clinical trial assessed whether mailing kits to take a cell sample from the vagina at home could boost turnout for cervical cancer screening. Participants belonged to a safety net health system — which offers care no matter whether patients can pay — and were overdue for screening. At six months, more than twice as many people, 44 percent,…