HPV self-tests allow patients to collect a sample themselves, instead of having a healthcare provider collect it.

Doctor talking with patient at desk in medical office via Getty. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update its recommendations for screening for cervical cancer. The task force has ...

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women ...

Cervical cancer claims thousands of women’s lives every year. It happens more due to low screening and lack of awareness.

During the first round of screening, a human papillomavirus (HPV) test detected more abnormal cells grade 3 or worse in the cervix than a Papanicolau (Pap) smear, resulting in a lower liklihood of ...

There is a tremendous amount of effort devoted to cervical cancer screening in the United States. We estimate that 61 million women had at least one Pap smear in 2000. We found that Pap smear ...

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 ...

According to health advisors from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Pap smears may not be the only way to check for cervical cancer risk among women. The women could be screened for Human ...

Stuffy noses, itching and fits of sneezing - 130 million people in Europe suffer from hay fever and other forms of allergic rhinitis. Until now, these conditions have typically been diagnosed using ...

A LONG-RANGE experimental study, financed in part by the Commonwealth Fund, was inaugurated in January, 1945, by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to evaluate, from an administrative ...

Background: U.S. professional medical societies and the national health systems of all other industrialized nations recommend that most women need not undergo Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening ...