Self-swab tests provide a simple way to catch early warning signs of cervical cancer.

Regular cervical cancer screening using HPV testing and/or Pap tests can prevent up to 90% or more of cervical cancers by detecting and treating precancerous lesions early, making it one of the most ...

The first shipments of some self-collection HPV tests for cervical cancer screening are currently on their way to doctors’ offices across the United States. In May, the US Food and Drug Administration ...

In 2012, I was shocked to learn that new guidelines issued by the T he American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stated that women should wait three to five years between pap smears, which ...

I have a condition called vaginismus that makes traditional cervical cancer screening nearly impossible.

Annalisa (Nalis) Merelli is a contributing writer at STAT focused on boys’ and men’s health. Pap smears must be a strong contender for the worst best thing to happen to gynecology. The test, alongside ...

In new interim guidelines released today, a panel of cervical cancer screening experts has recommended the human papillomavirus (HPV) test replace Pap tests for women as young as 25, AL.com reported.

Testing for cervical cancer using HPV testing in addition to the Pap smear is unlikely to detect cancer cases that wouldn't be found using HPV testing alone. A new paper in the Journal of the National ...

*Black women are disproportionately impacted by cervical cancer, largely due to lack of annual screenings that could catch the disease early enough to successfully treat it. The Black Women’s Health ...

For many women, an annual Pap test was part of becoming an adult. Now doctors are wondering whether that test is the best way to screen for cervical cancer, once the leading cause of cancer deaths for ...

The standard way to check for cervical cancer risk is the Pap smear, which involves visually inspecting cervical cells for signs of abnormality. There's another way to screen for cervical cancer risk, ...