Pap smears have long been the standard for cervical cancer screening, but they’re no one’s idea of fun. Could this device be ...

Many women dread getting their regular Pap smears. The procedure, which involves scraping cells from the cervix to check for ...

A Pap test, also called a Pap smear or cervical cytology ... Institute's Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, told Live Science. An HPV test can also be performed alongside Pap tests ...

Women now have an alternative to the Pap smear as a screening test for cervical cancer ... likely to die from the disease than women who live in cities, a trend that likely reflects lower access ...

Ever since, like many women, she has dreaded the cervical cancer screening test ... to the Pap smear, Kobetz said, but this decline “has not been experienced equitably.” Women who live ...

The Teal Wand, an at-home HPV testing device that could replace a Pap smear, could broaden access to cervical cancer screening.

The FDA has approved Teal Health's at-home test for HPV detection, which may help expand access to cervical cancer screening for more women.

Cervical cancer is easily survivable, if caught early. But provinces are dragging their feet on paying for self-testing ...

Women can use a wand to collect a vaginal sample, then mail it to a lab that will screen for cervical cancer. The device will ...

More than half of women surveyed mistakenly believed that Pap smears test for cancer. In reality, the primary goal of the test is to detect abnormal cell changes in the cervix — changes that ...