The American Cancer Society has recently updated cervical screening guidelines for HPV and cervical cancer. Here are the main ...

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 ...

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

The American Cancer Society has endorsed self-collected vaginal samples for cervical cancer screening — a change medical ...

The American Cancer Society is now endorsing a change in cervical cancer screening guidelines that could mean less women ...

New screening guidelines include self-collected tests that could make it easier and more accessible to prevent the main cause ...

Most women prefer to complete HPV tests at home as long as the results are as accurate as those conducted by a clinician, ...

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

TV presenter Steph McGovern has undergone a cervical smear test on live television, in a bid to reduce fear of the procedure. McGovern told viewers: "There are a lot women who struggle with going to ...

A genomic test for the human papillomavirus has shown promise in early-stage trials, raising hopes that it could bolster cervical cancer screening among women living in sub-Saharan Africa, the region ...

We all know that smear tests are extremely important and could end up saving our lives, yet many women still find themselves putting them off. It's easy to just pop that letter in a drawer and tell ...