The American College of Physicians (ACP) has released best practice guidelines to reduce overuse of cervical cancer screening for average-risk women, including what ages screening should start, stop ...

Period blood test ‘could offer less invasive alternative’ to current cervical cancer screening approaches, a study has ...

A recent study found that seven in 10 women would choose to test themselves at home ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA today approved the cobas HPV Test for women aged at least 25 years to be used alone to aid a health care ...

The experts share answers to the most commonly asked smear test questions and advice on getting through the test if you're anxious.

For decades, women between the ages of 21 and 69 were advised to get annual screening exams for cervical cancer. In 2009, however, accumulating scientific evidence led major guideline groups to agree ...

First HPV Test for Primary Cervical Cancer The FDA has approved Roche's cobas HPV Test, the first human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test for women ages >25 that can be used alone to help assess the need ...

Monitoring rather than removing abnormal cells can increase the chances of cervical cancer four-fold, a study found. In one of the first studies to examine longer term risk, researchers found opting ...

April 22, 2009 — The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued a committee opinion on routine pelvic examination and cervical cytology screening that will be published in ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA test for women 25 and older that can be used to determine whether these women should have additional ...