A smear test itself is a standard procedure. All women aged 25-49 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are invited for a cervical screening every three years (while in Scotland it's every five years ...

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 ...

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 cancer, ...

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 ...

This is less than a year after the Teal Wand from Teal Health became the first at-home cervical cancer screening test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

I'm not surprised you are unhappy - I would be too. It is generally accepted that every woman should have a smear test at least once every three years, and that an interval of five years is too long, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After my initial joy, though, came the embers of anger. Principally over what the hell has taken scientists this long to get to ...