Researchers have found that testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate way of screening for the disease. Read: no more having a speculum shoved into you by a stranger every ...

As a mum, your days are probably a mix of nursery or school runs, while juggling work-related or other household tasks. This often means that your own health concerns often slip to the bottom of the ...

The pap smear (or pap test) is one of the cornerstones of women's health. It was introduced in the 1940's as a way to screen for abnormal cervical cells. Starting at the age of 21 women are ...

390487 02: (FILE PHOTO) Close up of cancer cells in the cervix. Cancer of the uterine cervix, the portion of the uterus that is attached to the top of the vagina. (Photo by American Cancer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let's be honest: Pap smears are terrible. Every year, I stare at the ceiling and try my hardest to ignore the scraping of my ...

Back in May of this year, the FDA approved a new method of human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in a healthcare setting. Rather than a standard Pap smear performed with a speculum -- a test dreaded by ...

Well-known comedian and actor Diona Doherty has spoken of her "guilt" and "stupidity" over going 12 years without a smear test, after a recent one showed severe pre‑cancerous cell changes. The 36-year ...

A woman who survived cervical cancer has advocated the importance of smear tests after she said having one saved her life. Stacey Roberts, 37, from Peterborough, has been in remission for three years ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer, the product’s maker announced on Friday. The DIY test could serve as an alternative to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Jam Press) A mother who avoided cervical screening appointments for 13 years due to being “too busy” has shared her regret after ...

A woman left people baffled after sharing the 'odd' item she takes with her when going to get her smear test. Cervical screening, which is also known as a smear test, is a test to check the health of ...