While the Pap was invented in the 1940s and involves inspecting cervical cells for precancerous or cancerous shifts, in the ...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month — a time to focus on prevention, early detection, and caring for your long-term ...

Self-administered HPV tests involve inserting a plastic tube — similar to a tampon — into the vagina, then twisting the ...

A major update to federal women’s health preventive guidance will make it easier for women to get screened for cervical ...

Saturday Pap test appointment availability improves cervical cancer screening rates. By offering a Saturday clinic for Papanicolaou (Pap) tests, physicians improved cervical cancer screening rates ...

Vaginal-pap-smear_G_697569099 Research presented at AAPA assesses how to decrease the number of patients who are overdue for a Pap test, including offering Saturday appointments. Introducing Saturday ...

The pre-HPV vaccination burden of ambulatory care visits and procedures related to cervical cancer screening is assessed, with projected effects of HPV vaccination and testing. Pap tests were ordered ...

A pap smear screening is one of most effective ways of preventing cervical cancer. But the screening can be frustrating to do regularly—and downright uncomfortable to have performed. Women's expert Dr ...

Health Services is offering these appointments to make it easier for Concordians to get this very important test. This is a Pap-only clinic (you can’t get a full check-up), but the doctor can offer ...

In early December, the American Cancer Society updated its guidelines for the first time since 2020. Now, all women nationwide are eligible for at-home cervical cancer screening.

New cervical cancer screening recommendations out Tuesday may have started to make old-fashioned Pap smears a thing of the past for women over 30. Most women may opt for the human papillomavirus test, ...