The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday approved a new way for people to screen for signs of cervical cancer. Patients using the new method will self-screen with a swab at the doctors ...

With efforts being made nationally to increase the uptake of cervical screening, this general practice nurse brings her own ...

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 ...

It may be a little too soon to officially say goodbye to the pap smear (or good riddance), but we may be getting closer to a time when it is no longer the frequent and unpleasant experience that it is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Final results of a chemoprevention trial with enzastaurin in former smokers. Background: Concurrent HPV testing and cervical cytology (co-testing) is an approved and promising alternative to cytology ...

Objectives: Disparities exist for breast and cervical cancer screening among racial/ethnic groups and low-income women. This study determines racial/ethnic variation in: 1) staging readiness for ...