Pap smears are a regular part of health care for those at risk of cervical cancer, but for many patients, the test can be uncomfortable or embarrassing.

Many women don’t know about a self-collected cervical screening test despite the simple swab being readily available in ...

Taking place on Sunday, 16 February, Fair Day will host the free cervical screenings as part of the national ‘Own It’ campaign, thanks to a collaboration between ACON, the Australian Department of ...

Y. Hou, MD Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable cancers, thanks to the HPV vaccine and regular ...

An old proverb from the Congo says, “A mother is like a kernel, crushed by problems but strong enough to overcome them”. Throughout Africa, mothers, sisters – the continent’s primary caregivers – are ...

The Pap smear was developed by Dr Georgios Papanicolaou and first reported in 1928. It involves a gynaecologist taking a ...

NEGRIL, Westmoreland — Medical officer for Westmoreland Dr Marcia Graham has urged women in the parish to undertake pap smears, which is a test carried out on a sample of cells from the cervix to ...

Point-of-care diagnostics based on a combination of mobile-sized scanners and artificial intelligence (AI) are helping save ...

There can be a lot of confusion around Pap smears because guidelines have been changing, and it may feel like you’re getting conflicting information. Guidelines for Pap smears have changed within the ...

It was further claimed there was an alleged failure to diagnose or report that the smear sample was abnormal. All of the claims were denied by the HSE. Jeremy Maher SC, appearing for the sisters ...