The Pap test has already reduced the incidence of cervical cancer by more than 60%. Now it may become a key step in the early detection of two other gynecological malignancies — ovarian and ...

Less than a quarter of primary care providers employed Papanicolaou test recommendations that were consistent with screening guidelines, according to results of a recent study. Researchers surveyed ...

The FDA approved the first at-home cervical cancer screening in May. Texas is the eighth state to have access to the test as ...

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 ...

If there is a woman out there who enjoys getting a pap smear, we have yet to find her. It’s a cold and awkward experience at ...

A Pap smear is a type of test used to screen for cell changes that have the potential to lead to cervical cancer in women. Pap Smear. Image Credit: Iryna Inshyna/Shutterstock.com Its name originates ...

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

A Pap Smear is one of the most common tests recommended for cervical cancer. But who should get it and who can be exempted ...

An interim report developed with input from multiple medical organizations and published simultaneously in three leading gynecological journals last week provides guidance to healthcare providers who ...

The Pap smear test has been used widely for the past five decades to understand and screen for early signs of cervical cancer. The conventional test has been largely replaced by a liquid-based Pap ...

When it comes to testing women for cervical cancer, the nation sure could be doing a better job. Too many women who don't need them are getting regular Pap tests. Other women who could benefit from ...