WASHINGTONScientists are hopeful they can make Pap test, which is used to screen for cervical cancer, detect other types of cancer. For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ...

Michelle came to see me a few weeks ago for her annual gynecologic exam. She is 38, an attorney and a longtime patient. Through my practice, she delivered two babies. After catching up on life, we ...

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’m a woman in my 30s, and I’ve never had an abnormal Pap test. Do I still need one every year? DEAR READER: The answer used to be yes. This helped ensure that you had regular Pap tests ...

Pap smears in women under 21 do more harm than good, new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) say. In most cases such tests reveal only human papillomavirus ...

(CNN) — Q: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is releasing new guidelines on cervical cancer screenings. What’s changed? A: In the 1930s, cervical cancer was the deadliest women’s cancer in ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — For years, doctors have lamented that there's no Pap test for deadly ovarian cancer. Wednesday, scientists reported a tantalizing hint that one day, there might be. Researchers are ...

Doctor talking with patient at desk in medical office via Getty. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update its recommendations for screening for cervical cancer. The task force has ...

It’s uncanny: Once again, news about mammograms and Pap smears arrives in tandem. Reuters reports that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has published “new guidelines” on Pap ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second time in less than three years the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated its recommendation of how often women should get cervical cancer and ...

Women who undergo cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus (HPV) testing alone have a significantly lower incidence of cervical precancer at 48-month follow-up than do women who undergo a ...

Three million people receive abnormal Pap smear results each year, but less than one percent are diagnosed with cervical ...