Getting a Pap test isn’t exactly something most women look forward to. But when you have one done, you want to make sure you’re doing what you can to max out the benefits. During a Pap, it’s easy to ...

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women nationwide are eligible for at-home cervical cancer screening.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — For the second time in less than three years the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated its recommendation of how often women should get cervical cancer and ...

The Pap test (Papanicolaou smear) is an examination that is used to detect cervical cancer and precancerous conditions of the cervix. If a Pap test detects a precancerous condition (a change on the ...

A new study published in JAMA found a higher rate of detection with HPV tests. Although most women are accustomed to having Pap smears to test for cervical cancer -- a disease that strikes 12,000 ...

The Pap smear test has been used widely for the past five decades to understand and screen for early signs of cervical cancer. The conventional test has been largely replaced by a liquid-based Pap ...

May 23, 2005 — The current American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP) guideline for repeat Papanicolaou test (Pap smear) within two to four months after obtaining an unsatisfactory ...

A man named Georgios Papanicolaou invented the Pap smear, but Elizabeth Stern helped figure out how to interpret it. stevanovicigor/iStockPhoto Today, women ...

The Pap test, which has saved tens of thousands of women from cervical cancer, might be able to help fight two other deadly cancers – ovarian cancer and cancer of the uterus, doctors reported ...

Portland, OR, Feb. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Based on the research carried out by Allied Market Research, the global HPV Testing And Pap Test Market generated USD 3.7 billion in 2021, and is ...