Cervical cancer deaths have dropped due to better screening, but fewer women are keeping up with tests. An AXA Health ...

The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for cervical cancer and since its introduction in organized screening programmes in resource-rich countries it has been successful in ...

This condition begins in the inner lining of the uterus known as the endometrium ... This symptom usually causes people to ...

Andrea Kinloch, now 60, who has a history of human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted disease, was told by her gynecologist that her Pap smear was abnormal.

Cervical cancer remains a significant health concern for women globally, but can be prevented with regular Pap smears, HPV testing, and vaccinations. Medical organizations recommend routine ...

Pap smears don’t test for cancer: Over half of the women surveyed mistakenly believed that Pap smears test directly for cancer. In fact, the primary purpose of a Pap smear is to detect abnormal cell ...