Nervous about attending cervical screening for the first time? No one jumps for joy when they receive their invitation to cervical screening so you are not alone. Also known as a ‘smear test’, many ...

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical cancer, ...

During the first round of screening, a human papillomavirus (HPV) test detected more abnormal cells grade 3 or worse in the cervix than a Papanicolau (Pap) smear, resulting in a lower liklihood of ...

While HPV is linked to cervical cancer, not every infection is dangerous, and with regular screening and vaccination, most ...

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 ...

Kerry McDermott, from Whitely, in Hampshire, went for a cervical screening at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth in ...

GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Instead of attending a clinic to have a Pap smear test, in the future women may be able perform a test at home to check for cervical cancer. A British trial in 600 women ...

Cervical cancer screening underuse and overuse occur commonly in clinical practice and identifiable patient and physician factors can be targeted for quality improvement. The study included women 30 ...

People are accepting of and prefer self-testing for human papilloma virus (HPV), rather than having a clinician-led cervical smear test, but there is a lack of knowledge about the new cervical ...

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 ...

The effects of the coronavirus crisis on medical and healthcare services have been far-reaching, with treatment or testing deemed non-essential being cancelled or delayed as help is funnelled into ...

A British company are offering employees paid leave so they can attend their smear test appointments. To coincide with Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (17th – 23rd January 2022), ISAWITFIRST say they ...