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

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

New research from the UC Davis Center for Healthcare Policy and Research has found that women who have been treated for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (abnormal cervical cell growth), are at ...

Dr Stephanie Egboh of Healthtracka shares how a simple 10-minute Pap smear and HPV vaccination can protect millions of women ...

As part of Joy FM’s Cancer Awareness Month campaign, Obstetrician-Gynecologist Professor Samuel Antwi Oppong has urged women ...

A smear test itself is a standard procedure. All women aged 25-49 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are invited for a cervical screening every three years (while in Scotland it's every five years ...

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 ...

Many of us would choose the pain of a dentist’s chair over the most compassionate and sensitive gynecologist’s examination table. You endure a cold speculum — which is torture enough — then it does ...

Monitoring rather than removing abnormal cells can increase the chances of cervical cancer four-fold, a study found. In one of the first studies to examine longer term risk, researchers found opting ...

If you have endometriosis and receive an abnormal result after your Pap smear, you may be wondering if your endo is the underlying cause. Pap smears detect abnormal cells in your cervix. After your ...

The side effects of cryotherapy on the cervix include pain, discharge, and risk of infection. Cryotherapy is a therapeutic technique that uses sub-zero temperatures to treat various medical and ...