Q: My daughter is 18 years old. She just went to the gynecologist for the first time, and the doctor didn’t do a Pap smear. Why not? A: The current recommendation is to begin performing Pap ...

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common female cancer, with about 6,60,000 new cases and 3,50,000 deaths in 2022. It is also among the most easily prevented and treated cancers if caught early.

Pap smears are routine tests that doctors use to screen patients for signs of cervical cancer. Before they were widely adopted in the late 1950s, the disease was a leading cancer killer of women.

Women ages 21 to 30 should still get a Pap smear every three years, the interval currently recommended. But those younger than 21 and older than 65 can skip the screen altogether, the experts ...

The Pap smear is a useful screening tool that allows women to test if they have cell changes that may be dangerous before they experience any symptoms, where it would not otherwise have been possible.

A relatively new screening test was about twice as accurate as the traditional Pap smear at spotting cervical cancer, according to the first rigorous study of the test in North America.

It’s time to talk about Pap smears, guys. More specifically, if you’re a man who has sex with other men, or MSM, you should consider talking to your medical provider about getting an anal Pap ...

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According to CBS, a pap “shmear.” As part of a CBS Cares public service announcement program, the station has recently begun running 10-second spots suggesting just that.

Some doctors and researchers at major medical centers have started to recommend that gay men undergo regular anal Pap smears to screen for cell changes that could lead to anal cancer.

The National Urban League's Marc Morial calls the move 'another smear campaign' by Trump. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

For years, the Pap smear was the standard when it came to detecting cervical cancer. Now doctors are shifting to the HPV test, which is thought to be more accurate.