Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in the open access journal ...

Colposcopy is used to evaluate women with genital tract abnormalities and abnormal cervical cytology. It is an office-based procedure during which the cervix is examined under illumination and ...

The anxiety may be exacerbated by the unfamiliarity of the colposcopy procedure. In societies where women's health issues are not openly discussed, women may turn to the Internet to research their ...

Dr Walter Prendiville, Clinical Research Director at Neo Sense Vector Technology, explains the evolution of cervical cancer treatment from his pioneering LLETZ procedure to today’s AI-assisted ...

Objective The aim of this study was to explore and understand women's experience with cervical cancer screening and with the referral pathways for abnormal Papanicolau (Pap) smears. Design and setting ...

The available screening methods, she said, include the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear and the more advanced colposcopy procedure, which is particularly useful for women with abnormal Pap smear results ...

Colposcopy procedures included a conventional 3% acetic acid test and 5% Lugol’s iodine staining. Multi-point biopsy was performed in areas exhibiting abnormal colposcopic findings, while random ...

Colposcopy with biopsy is the procedure performed to further evaluate abnormal Pap smear results.

Dual-stain biomarkers aid in detection of cervical precancer and may reduce the number of women who undergo unnecessary colposcopy procedures while allowing earlier intervention for those who are ...

This may result in fewer women unnecessarily undergoing colposcopy procedures. “Adding dual-stain cytology to the WHO guidelines further reinforces the value of our biomarker-based CINtec PLUS ...