Pap smears are screening tools to detect any abnormal changes in cervical cells which may indicate cancer or HPV.

GRAIL, Inc. (Nasdaq: GRAL), a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early when it can be cured, today announced that positive performance and safety results from its registrational ...

Researchers have developed a simpler and more effective screening method for cervical cancer than the method used today. A comprehensive study shows that the test detects significantly more cancers ...

Professor & Director, Daffodil Centre, A Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, University of Sydney Karen Canfell receives funding from a range of government and non-government sources. She is ...

Women should get a pap smear every three years because it can detect early warning signs of cervical cancer.

While the tests can make it easier for people to access health care and can be helpful for those who have extreme anxiety ...

A genomic test for the human papillomavirus has shown promise in early-stage trials, raising hopes that it could bolster cervical cancer screening among women living in sub-Saharan Africa, the region ...

Not sure how often you should be getting screened for cervical cancer? One group of clinicians now says that you only need an HPV screening once every five years rather than a Pap smear every three ...

A cervical smear is a test that uses cells collected with a small spatula or soft brush from the uterine cervix. It may be used to test for human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA (HPV testing) or ...

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in Kenya after breast cancer and fourth globally. [iStockphoto] An ongoing medical camp in Kisii County has so far detected the ...

Cervical cancer screening underuse and overuse occur commonly in clinical practice and identifiable patient and physician factors can be targeted for quality improvement. The study included women 30 ...