Alternatives to the often dreaded pap smear may be on the way for cervical cancer screenings. Here's what to know.

"In our eyes this was such a significant improvement that, in good conscience, we could not continue to accept conventional pap smears," Galup says. That decision caused problems for the lab ...

The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for cervical cancer and since its introduction in organized screening programmes in resource-rich countries it has been successful in ...

Ontario is the latest province to change how it screens for cervical cancer. Starting March 3, healthcare providers will be replacing Pap smears with human paoillomavirus (HPV) testing. According to ...