Cervical cancer screening is one of the best success stories in health care. Since the 1970s, the death rate from cervical cancer has dropped by more than half.

Northwell Health partnered with Stacker to explore how a new Pap smear alternative may help prevent deaths from cervical cancer.

No woman I have ever met looks forward to getting a Pap smear, the standard test for cervical cancer. Asked whether they would rather see a dentist about a cavity, or a gynaecologist for a Pap ...

Cervical screening — also known as a smear test or Pap smear — is an important part ... conducting the screening then uses a soft brush to collect cell samples from the cervix.

A Pap smear or Pap test is a screening test for cervical cancer. There’s currently no easy and reliable early screening test for ovarian cancer. A Pap smear or Pap test doesn’t help doctors ...

While January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, health experts say getting screened when necessary is important year-round.

Gynecologic oncologist Dr. John Wallbillich says people often don't have symptoms of cervical cancer, so it's important to ...

Women’s health champions like us cheered in January when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a draft ...

It should be emphasized that regardless of the gestational age or Pap smear interpretation ... on the cervix be carefully sampled via cervical brush or biopsy or, when necessary, conization ...

Cervical cancer, caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV), is not hereditary, and HPV infection doesn't always lead to cancer. Pap smears are crucial for early detection, and HPV vaccines can prevent ...

For decades, a Pap smear has been the standard way to detect cervical cancer. The uncomfortable and, for some, painful procedure entails using a small brush or spatula to lightly scrape the cervix ...