Pap smears save many lives, but many women avoid the uncomfortable and intrusive procedure. New self-test kits could change ...

One of the most effective ways to prevent cervical cancer is through a Pap smear test—a simple yet powerful screening tool ...

I was mad at God, mad at the world, and mad at all the healthy people who didn’t have to get their life put on hold,” said ...

Cervical cancer screening is one of the best success stories in health care. Since the 1970s, the death rate from cervical ...

Mom of 3 Molly Pardue was diagnosed with cervical cancer after demanding a pap smear — and underwent chemotherapy and other ...

Nearly 13,400 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed this year and about 4,300 women will die from the ...

George Papanicolaou, the Greek doctor who invented the "Pap smear" in 1928, has saved the lives of countless women.

Many of the annual cervical cancer cases originate in countries where resources are limited as far as prevention, screening, ...

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) self-sampling promises to make the process of screening for cervical cancer easier, more ...

While January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, health experts say getting screened when necessary is important year-round.

Left untreated, these infections can also cause infertility. A screening test, called a Pap smear, can find abnormal cells before they become cancerous. During a Pap smear, cells from the cervix ...