Regular cervical cancer screenings can detect early warning signs long before symptoms appear, making timely treatment possible. Experts stress that these routine tests are crucial in saving lives and ...

Nearly 13,400 new cases of invasive cervical cancer will be diagnosed this year and about 4,300 women will die from the disease, the American Cancer Society predicted.

Cervical cancer rates are on the rise among younger women, owing in part to a lack of awareness, screening and prevention. A new study found that the percentage of women screened for cervical ...

In a powerful display of determination and compassion, the Rotary Club of Bombay Pier has launched the #4CornerIndiaDrive, an ...

Women ages 30 and older can now use a swab to collect their own vaginal samples to screen for cervical cancer, according to new guidelines from a national health task force.. Draft recommendations ...

Cervical cancer, considered a “highly preventable” disease, has long been declining in the United States — but it’s now on the rise among women in their 30s and 40s. Rates climbed 1.7 ...

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the findings of a large observational study published in the open access journal ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. Cervical cancer is one of the few types that can be successfully screened for, according to health officials.

Doctors routinely advise that women undergoing screening for cervical cancer receive Pap smears every three years beginning at age 21. Now, beginning at 30, women have a new option.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Rates of cervical cancer have decreased dramatically in the past decades. A local women’s healthcare professional spoke about the importance of annual exams. According ...

The report estimated that this year, 13,360 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer and about 4,320 women will die. However, the number of women getting screened has fallen since the mid-2000s.

The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends screening for cervical cancer with cervical cytology – also known as a Pap test or Pap smear – every three years for women ages 21 to 29. For ...