The FDA approved the first at-home cervical cancer screening in May. Texas is the eighth state to have access to the test as ...

During a Pap smear the most uncomfortable part will be when the doctor inserts a speculum into your vagina. However, the pain should be minimal and brief. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images A Pap smear is a ...

With efforts being made nationally to increase the uptake of cervical screening, this general practice nurse brings her own ...

A new national study, led by MUSC Hollings Cancer Center researcher Trisha Amboree, Ph.D., assistant professor in the MUSC ...

Let's be honest: Pap smears are terrible. Every year, I stare at the ceiling and try my hardest to ignore the scraping of my insides. In the age of AI chatbots and self-driving cars, how has no one ...

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

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

A Pap Smear is one of the most common tests recommended for cervical cancer. But who should get it and who can be exempted from it? How frequently must one get? At what age should one get their first ...

Many people put off cervical screenings due to feelings of anxiety or embarrassment. In this feature, we spoke to two obstetrician-gynecologists to find out what you should know and do to feel ...

The factors that influence repeated cervical cancer screening among Latina women are not well understood. Studies of compliance in this population over-emphasize initial or recent screening and ...

An investigation is taking place at a hospital after a woman was told her smear test was never analysed - with the mistake only being discovered a year later. Kerry McDermott, from Whitely, in ...

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