The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for cervical cancer and since its introduction in organized screening programmes in resource-rich countries it has been successful in ...

including transgender men and nonbinary people. You might be wondering what the difference is between Pap smears and HPV tests, why the Task Force changed it's recommendation, and which test you ...

Screening guidelines recommend starting Pap smears at age 21 and integrating HPV tests after 30. Vaccination against HPV is highlighted as a crucial preventive measure, with efforts underway to ...

"Also the Pap smear remains a constant in some patients' minds to be looked at by a pathologist. Some in the community refuse ...

A Pap smear or Pap test is a screening test for cervical cancer. There’s currently no easy and reliable early screening test for ovarian cancer. A Pap smear or Pap test doesn’t help doctors ...

No woman I have ever met looks forward to getting a Pap smear, the standard test for cervical cancer. Asked whether they would rather see a dentist about a cavity, or a gynaecologist for a Pap ...

Two symptoms prompted Jenna Anne Johnson, 21, to undergo a routine pap smear last summer. That test revealed she had Stage 3 cervical cancer that later progressed to Stage 4. Instagram / Jenna ...