January is often believed to be the month of ‘new year resolutions’. Let us tell you that this is also the ‘Cervical Cancer Awareness Month’. You must have heard about cervical cancer. It is a cancer ...

Many people dread going into the doctor’s office for a Pap smear or HPV test, but that’s no longer the only cervical cancer screening option. Now, we have the Teal Wand, the first and only at-home ...

Learn what can cause an abnormal Pap smear, what a positive result means, and what next steps to take.

During the routine procedure, cells from your cervix are gently scraped away and examined for abnormal growth. The procedure is done at your doctor’s office. It may be mildly uncomfortable, but ...

A new study from the University of Illinois confirms a link between Pap smear screenings and a lower risk of developing cervical cancer in women over age 65. However, most American health guidelines ...

Millions of women in the United States have missed going to their doctors for a Pap smear — a key tool in early detection of cervical cancer — whether it be to avoid pain, a cultural sensitivity or ...

The researchers found that the estimated percentage of women receiving a cervical cancer screening test in a given year ...

The Health and Human Services Department endorsed on Monday the use of self-administered tests for the virus that causes cervical cancer, to increase access to screening. Doctors typically swab a ...

J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2014;18(1):1-7. In a clinical setting, this combination of maintained sensitivity with increased specificity would lead to fewer office visits and procedures. Our cost analysis ...

A cross-sectional analysis of 35,481 women aged 45 and older in India found that only 1.31 percent reported recent Pap smear testing despite widespread contact with healthcare services.

Most female undergraduate college students surveyed by Robert Stempel College of Public Health & Social Work researchers were not familiar with risk factors for cervical cancer and had not had a Pap ...