Doctors weigh in on this practice and if it's something people should be doing regularly.

Experts recommend checking skin, breasts, and testicles regularly for lumps or growths. Finding cancer early can improve treatment and outcomes. In addition to getting routine screenings recommended ...

Instead of a traditional speculum-involved pelvic exam to screen for cervical cancer, the US Food and Drug Administration has given the go-ahead for patients to have the option to collect their own ...

Getty Images The discrepancy in HPV screening rates emphasizes a need for gender affirming options for sample collections. Since the introduction of HPV and cytology screening of the cervix, mortality ...

Monthly self-checks can be a helpful way to recognize early symptoms of conditions such as cancer. People may benefit from checking body parts such as the breasts, chest, testicles, and skin monthly.