Nervous about attending cervical screening for the first time? No one jumps for joy when they receive their invitation to cervical screening so you are not alone. Also known as a ‘smear test’, many ...

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

If there is a woman out there who enjoys getting a pap smear, we have yet to find her. It’s a cold and awkward experience at ...

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

The current technique for screening for cervical cancer involves collecting cells by way of a pap smear and examining them under a microscope. Although this method has reduced cervical cancer in ...

A revolutionary development in cervical cancer screening is transforming the way millions of women approach their health care. The FDA’s recent approval of self-collection kits from leading healthcare ...

A new method of cervical cancer screening which is designed to be done by women at home could bring down the rates of cervical cancer and associated deaths. The work, presented at the National Cancer ...

The pre-HPV vaccination burden of ambulatory care visits and procedures related to cervical cancer screening is assessed, with projected effects of HPV vaccination and testing. Pap tests were ordered ...

This article was first published on Wednesday, July 1, 2020 in Kaiser Health News. With a tiny brush, briefly swab the vagina to collect cells. Then slide the swab into a screening kit and drop it ...