There is increased stress on screening for cancers. If there is one medical entity where early detection truly saves lives, it is in screening for cancers. Cervical cancer now stands as the second ...

ALMOST a third of women skip life-saving smear tests – often through fear or embarrassment. But millions of lives could be ...

From a medical perspective, cervical cancer is highly preventable because it is almost always caused by persistent infection with high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV). Dr Nirmala emphasises ...

Cervical cancer screening rates remain low and HPV vaccination rates are also low, despite the FDA approving self-collection as a screening option. Insurance carriers will be required to provide ...

Common causes of postmenopausal bleeding include atrophy and fibroids. Learn about risk factors, treatments, and when to ...

Routine cancer screenings can save lives. Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable cancers thanks to Pap smears, which can detect abnormal cells before they even develop into cancer. Still, many ...

Breast exams, birth control and family planning are just some of the reasons not to skip your annual ob-gyn appointment.

Alas, there are no homunculi crammed inside the smallest human cells. Yet recent research in fertility and urology suggests Hartsoeker’s image could work metaphorically: Sperm can be a proxy for the ...

Oregon lawmakers are moving closer to closing a gap in cervical cancer care that can leave patients with unexpected medical ...

Almost everyone who has sex will at some point get the virus that can cause cervical cancer. HPV, or human papillomavirus, is so prevalent that it’s like the “common cold of the cervix” for women, ...

WASHINGTON — Nicole Polizzi, known as "Snooki" on Jersey Shore, said doctors found "cancerous cells" on her cervix and is getting more tests done. Polizzi, 38, recalled the last few years of screening ...