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 signs ...

The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for cervical cancer and since its introduction in organized screening programmes in resource-rich countries it has been successful in ...

"In our eyes this was such a significant improvement that, in good conscience, we could not continue to accept conventional pap smears," Galup says. That decision caused problems for the lab ...

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer, yet regular screenings and vaccinations remain crucial in ...

Despite her medical background, she confesses to being scared of pap smear tests. “I was scared to do a pap smear,” she ...

Could the FDA’s recently approved Pap smear alternative reduce racial disparities in cervical cancer deaths? January marks Cervical Health Awareness Month. Around 11,500 Americans are diagnosed ...