In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women ...

The pre-HPV vaccination burden of ambulatory care visits and procedures related to cervical cancer screening is assessed, with projected effects of HPV vaccination and testing. Pap tests were ordered ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the country’s first at-home HPV screening device. The test is designed as an alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure that detects precancerous ...

A cervical biopsy is a procedure that involves taking a small sample of tissue from the cervix to check for signs of cancer. Depending on the type of biopsy, it can also remove precancerous cells and ...

A revolutionary development in cervical cancer screening is transforming the way millions of women approach their health care. The FDA’s recent approval of self-collection kits from leading healthcare ...

A normal colposcopy result means a person has no cervical cancer cells, including precancerous ones. Abnormal results may indicate a person has cancerous or precancerous cells in their cervix.

Severe dysplasia is the most serious form of cervical dysplasia. It’s not cancer, but it has the potential to become cancer. It doesn’t usually cause symptoms, so it’s almost always discovered during ...

A newly developed test, involving RNA sequencing (RNA-seq), could improve the diagnosis of cervical cancer by determining viral strain and detecting precancerous markers. In a report published by The ...

The number of women having cervical screenings has reached a 20-year low, with one in four failing to attend their appointment. But with two women dying every day from cervical cancer in the UK - and ...

Far too many women are avoiding smear tests because they're embarrassed about what the procedure entails. And for that reason, the NHS is trialling at-home cervical screenings in areas where there are ...