To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from ...

HPV screening — rather than a pap smear — is more effective at detecting cervical cancer, according to a US task force Lordn/Getty Images The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is looking to update ...

The Food and Drug administration has approved the U.S.'s first at-home alternative to the Pap smear, a procedure generations of women have dreaded and often found painful. The new device by Teal ...

What Is the Cervical Spine? Your spine is made of 24 vertebrae or bones. The cervical spine consists of the seven vertebrae closest to your skull. In addition, some nerves run through your entire ...

The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The screening test ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- Women in our area now have a new option to screen for cervical cancer that's more convenient - and private. Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, is offering ...

Skipping your Pap? A major gyno-no. The rate of timely cervical screenings in the United States and abroad has declined in recent years — and that’s a red flag. Cervical cancer often shows no signs ...

In an effort to combat the prevalence of cervical cancer in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration has approved the first ever at-home cervical cancer screening kit. On Friday, May 9, the ...

Cervical Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Another Type Of Cancer By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Women who overcome cervical cancer might have ...

Adding a six-week course of chemotherapy to the standard course of treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer resulted in a significant increase in survival rates, a new study shows. The study, ...