Your doctor might decide to do a cervical biopsy while you’re undergoing a colposcopy. This happens if the exam finds abnormal cells, polyps, inflammation, or genital warts. Your doctor will ...

SrdjanPav/Getty Images A recent CDC report builds on existing evidence showing the effectiveness of the HPV vaccine for preventing cervical cancer. While HPV is commonly associated with females ...

Can a LEEP procedure prevent cervical cancer? Yes, LEEP can prevent cervical cancer by removing abnormal and precancerous cells before they become malignant. Can LEEP results show cervical cancer? Yes ...

Fewer precancerous lesions are being found in young women undergoing cervical cancer screenings thanks to the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Rates of precancerous lesions in women between the ...

Skipping your Pap? A major gyno-no. The rate of timely cervical screenings in the United States and abroad has declined in recent years — and that’s a red flag. Cervical cancer often shows no ...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusions have been the most commonly performed cervical spine procedures in the U.S. since 2015, according to the 2025 American Spine Registry, a product of a ...

A certified medical assistant holds needles full of the HPV vaccination drug Gardasil before administering them to children at a health center in Texas. Photo: Matthew Busch for The Washington Post ...

Kennedy Jr., is preventing cervical cancer in young women. The report comes after Kennedy pledged to give a family member any fees he might earn from HPV vaccine litigation. In a 2019 video posted on ...