Saturday Pap test appointment availability improves cervical cancer screening rates. By offering a Saturday clinic for Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, physicians improved cervical cancer screening rates ...

It’s an alternative to the dreaded pap smear, and you can do it yourself right at home.

Days after a government advisory panel rolled back its recommendations on mammography screening for breast cancer, another influential group issued revised guidelines on the use of Pap smears to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Now, new research finds that cervical cancer screening rates are dropping as well — and doctors aren’t happy. The study, which was ...

No matter how old you are, when your gynecologist delivers the news that you’ve had a “bad” Pap test, a feeling of dread and uncertainty overtakes you. But just how bad is that news? That depends.

A cervical smear is a test that uses cells collected with a small spatula or soft brush from the uterine cervix. It may be used to test for human papilloma virus (HPV) DNA (HPV testing) or ...

The Food and Drug Administration just approved an at home test that could be an optional alternative to a yearly pap smear. The test looks for human papilloma virus, or HPV, which causes nearly all ...

Usually, pap smears are performed at a clinic by a doctor or healthcare provider, but with the new kits, patients will have the option of collecting their own sample on site, or taking a kit home, and ...