(Photo by American Cancer Society/Getty Images) Women will soon be able to use an easy, self-administered test to screen for cervical cancer. The FDA in May approved Roche Diagnostics’ human ...

"Most cervical cancers are found in people who have never had a cervical cancer screening test or who have not had one recently. That's why adding self-collection in a health-care center as a ...

Regular Cervical Cancer Screenings Are About to Get Less PainfulThe FDA is reviewing an at-home cervical cancer screening test, which could replace the often painful Pap smear and increase ...

A colposcopy is a type of cervical cancer test. It lets your doctor or nurse get a close-up look at your cervix — the opening to your uterus. It’s used to find abnormal cells in your cervix. They’ll ...

A County Down woman has said not knowing where her case is in the ongoing review into cervical smears at the Southern Health Trust is adding to her distress. Victoria Poole, 33, is one of 17,000 ...

Virtually all cases of cervical cancer are linked to high-risk HPV. This newer HPV test is regarded as a better indicator than cytology of identifying who is a higher risk of developing cervical ...

The first shipments of some self-collection HPV tests for cervical cancer screening are currently on their way to doctors’ offices across the United States. In May, the US Food and Drug ...

Urine testing may be as effective as the smear test at preventing cervical cancer, according to new research by University of Manchester scientists. The study, led by Dr Emma Crosbie and published in ...

The plea, which leads up to Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (20-27 January), has been issued as nearly a third of women in the area do not take up the offer of a screening test. As part of the ...

is the best protection against cervical cancer. A smear test detects cell changes which, if untreated, could go on to develop into cancer. As such, this awkward, five-minute procedure is estimated ...

While receiving news of a questionable Pap test can cause anxiety, be aware that many conditions are treatable, including cervical cancer, when you receive an early diagnosis and receive prompt ...