The Pap smear test has been used widely for the past five decades to understand and screen for early signs of cervical cancer. The conventional test has been largely replaced by a liquid-based Pap ...

A new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a randomized clinical screening trial of 15,744 women, outperforming both the current Pap smear and human papillomavirus ...

Many women are likely familiar with the Pap smear, but some might not know about the HPV test (human papillomavirus test). Pap smears and HPV tests are the most common ways to detect cervical ...

The Teal Wand allows you to screen yourself for cervical cancer from the comfort of your home. This is everything you need to ...

For decades the Pap test was the only option for cervical cancer screening. Now there's the HPV test, too. A federal task force says that for most women, either test will do just fine.

The human papillomavirus screening test is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test in detecting cervical cancer. The first round of the Canadian Cervical Cancer Screening Trial concluded ...

April 7, 2009 -- A DNA test that detects the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, is more effective than Pap smears at detecting and preventing the disease, according to a new study ...

HPV test alone identifies precancerous cervical lesions earlier and more accurately than does Pap testing alone, new data show; the results support replacing Pap test with HPV test.

HPV test may be better than Pap smears at detecting early cervical cancer: Study Dr. Ashton discusses what to know about the stunning new study that says HPV blood tests were more likely to detect ...

Pap smears used to detect cervical cancer could become less common according to researchers who found testing for the virus which causes the disease could be just as effective for many women.

You might not need a pap test this year, thanks to updated cervical cancer screening guidelines, the American Association for the Advancement of Science reports. The United States Preventive ...

Testing for cervical cancer using HPV testing in addition to the Pap smear is unlikely to detect cancer cases that wouldn't be found using HPV testing alone.