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 ...

I'll be the first to admit, getting a Pap smear is one of my least favorite doctor's appointments to schedule. While a crucial aspect of testing for HPV and cervical cancer, the procedure can be very ...

Pap tests and HPV testing are a vital part of women's health care, but many people dread the invasive examination every three years. For some women, particularly sexual violence survivors, getting ...

Three million people receive abnormal Pap smear results each year, but less than one percent are diagnosed with cervical ...

Mailing HPV self-sampling kits boosts cervical cancer screening completion and is more cost-effective than opt-in or ...

Two big studies suggest possible new ways to screen healthy people for cervical or prostate cancers, but a third disappointed those hoping for a way to detect early signs of deadly ovarian tumors.

Pap smears, long the gold standard for cervical cancer screening, may be used less frequently under new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. The recommendations, which were ...

Asian American women given the option to collect their own sample for human papillomavirus (HPV) testing after an educational workshop completed cervical cancer screening at much higher rates compared ...

A blood test based on whole-genome sequencing achieved 99% sensitivity and specificity for detecting HPV-positive head and neck cancer. Early postoperative detection of circulating tumor DNA predicted ...

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