Also known as a Pap test, Pap smears are one of the most effective screening tools used for detecting abnormal cells in the ...

Abnormal cervical cells are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). Cervical screening tests for high risk types of HPV. If this shows that you have high risk HPV, a pathologist will look at the ...

Gemma Barley’s regular three-year check-up found abnormal cells in her cervix, despite her previous screening being ...

Nearly a third (31%) of women admitted to having booked annual leave for their screenings, whilst shockingly, 16% said their ...

Nearly one in three women and other people with a cervix in the UK don't attend their cervical screening when invited. Yet ...

Women aged 65 and above are still at heightened risk of cervical cancer caused by human papillomavirus (HPV), suggest the ...

Two new observational studies highlight the outsized burden of cancer associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) among both ...

Women 65 and older face significantly higher rates of cervical cancer-causing HPV infections than younger women, despite current medical guidelines that typically discontinue screening at 65. The ...

Jasmin began suffering lower back pain and bleeding after sex - but put it down to her newly-fitted copper coil ...

A woman who was diagnosed with stage three cervical cancer at 25 after delaying a routine smear test initially believed her ...

The NHS has issued an important reminder to anyone invited to cervical screening appointments. Cervical screening, which used ...