Each year, millions of people attend cervical screening appointments to help prevent cervical cancer, the most common cancer in women under 35 years old. However, many don’t come forward and miss out ...

With approximately 660,000 new cases and 350,000 deaths in 2022, cervical cancer remains one of the deadliest diseases women encounter worldwide, the fourth most common cancer in women. The vast ...

A pap smear or cervical screening is not the most exciting errand, but if you've been putting it off you may have different options this time. While you may be familiar with the term "pap smear", the ...

Cervical cancer screening tests could soon be done at home in the UK in a move experts say would be game changing. NHS leaders are looking at making quick and easy-to-use self-testing kits available ...

Although most of us will be exposed human papillomavirus (HPV) at some point in our lives, it remains widely misunderstood.Receiving a positive HPV result can be worrying and confusing, yet the link ...

Cervical cancer is preventable, but only if you catch it early. Cultural and personal barriers have often meant that women avoid cervical cancer testing. But now with the help of a world-leading test, ...

To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from ...

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A major change to cervical cancer screening will mean younger women can have the smear test less often. Women aged 25 to 49 will no longer have to be tested every three years if their previous test ...

Since 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved three self-collected HPV tests: Two are done in medical settings using a vaginal swab, and one test can be done at home and mailed to a ...