Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

Some 17,500 women in Northern Ireland will have their Pap smears re-checked after a highly critical report found serious failures over 13 years at a testing laboratory. Some women will need to come in ...

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women nationwide are eligible for at-home cervical cancer screening.

A British mother died from Stage IV cervical cancer after her doctors wrongly marked an abnormal pap smear and biopsy as clear. Kerry Pugh, 48, passed away in June 2022 after she was told her results ...

In years past, women were told to get annual pap smears - the test that looks for abnormal cells from the cervix that could indicate cancer. More recently, the guidelines changed pap smears to every ...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to remind ourselves that routine screenings are a critical part of our wellness routines. Cervical cancer is among the most preventable ...

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women nationwide are eligible for at-home cervical cancer screening.

A new case report was published in Volume 12 of Oncoscience, titled Deciphering radiation effects in pap smears: A case ...

During one of Bethany Hart’s early examinations while pregnant, she underwent a routine Pap smear and learned the results were abnormal. At the time, the then-30-year-old was about 10 weeks along, and ...

If you can’t remember when you had your last pap smear, there’s a chance you might be due for another. So how often should you get a pap smear, exactly? We asked Dr. Margo Harrison, MD, OBGYN and Head ...

I was 23 when I had my first pap smear, and I didn’t even know what the procedure tested for. While out one Saturday evening with three of my girlfriends, I sat in silence as they discussed their most ...