Cervical cells don’t suddenly go from healthy to cancerrather, it’s a process, Dr. Thornton explains. It starts when normal ...

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.

The most important step to find precancerous cervical cells is getting screened. Tests can pick up changes in cervical cells before they become cancer. You lie on an exam table and your doctor ...

Cervical dysplasia is the presence of abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix (the opening ... Mild dysplasia may go away on its own, meaning the cervical tissue returns to normal without ...

The risk returns to normal after stopping the medication ... Not all HPV infections cause cancer, but some can change ...

A study compares the capacity of pap smears alone versus HPV tests and pap smears in screening women for cervical cancer.

Curious about discharge before period vs. early pregnancy discharge? Learn the types of vaginal discharge and what they may ...

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. In India, where it is the second most common, it ...

Each year in the United States, about 11,500 new cases of cervical cancer are diagnosed, and about 4,000 women lose their lives to the disease. By raising awareness about preventive measures and ways ...

About 10% of infections are oncogenic, meaning they can transform normal cells into cancerous ones. HPV infections may progress to cervical cancer or pre-cancer, where some cells develop ...