A Pap smear is a procedure that screens for cervical cancer by testing cells for any abnormalities. If your Pap results are abnormal that does not mean you have cancer, and more likely indicates HPV.

ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...

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 ...

Patients may be able to now use a long swab to collect samples for HPV testing — skipping the sometimes painful pap smear Getty (2) A new self-administered test for HPV — the virus that causes most ...

Happy New Year! As we start the new year, it is a great opportunity to remember January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. And the most notable cervical health concern is cervical cancer, one of the ...

Regular Pap smears are a vital part of women's health care. Women need to get a pap smear every three years [Health] Taking care of your health is incredibly important, and one of the best ways to do ...

Alternatives to the often dreaded pap smear may be on the horizon for cervical cancer screenings. Typically, the procedure involves inserting a device called a speculum, which helps open the vaginal ...

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally with around 6,60,000 new cases and around 3,50,000 deaths in 2022, according to World Health Organisation. Even as cervical cancer ...

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) self-sampling promises to make the process of screening for cervical cancer easier, more comfortable—and, for some, less traumatic—than a traditional Pap test, offering ...