Can you guess why about a third of women haven’t had a Pap smear in the past three years? The Federation of Medical Women of Canada suggested in a press release they sent out the other day that it’s ...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Each year, women are encouraged to visit the doctor for a pap smear, but many go years without seeing a doctor or getting tested. Now a Boca Raton doctor hopes to change ...

Every two years, Australian women are encouraged to front up to their GPs for that brief but uncomfortable appointment we all dread: the pap smear. But not for much longer. The new generation of ...

Fauziah Khalek had no idea that a routine visit to her local clinic in Malaysia’s Selangor state might save her life. She was there for a routine appointment, when a poster about cervical cancer ...

Did you know pap smears have been replaced with HPV screening? And, if you cannot stand the thought of a doctor performing the examination, a do-it-yourself option "as easy as putting a tampon in" is ...

The federal government has announced "landmark changes" to how women can ensure their pap smears are up-to-date. Starting July 1 next year, all women and people with a cervix will be able to collect ...

A new study suggests a do-it-yourself screen for cervical cancer could help prevent the disease in thousands of women who cannot access a Pap smear — and those who dislike having the procedure done at ...

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