This Q&A with George Sawaya, MD, explores new cervical cancer screening guidelines issued in January 2026, which recommend at ...

Self-collection means swabbing your vagina to get a sample of cells to test in the lab. In this case, the sample is used to ...

Image George Sawaya, MD, professor at the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and director of Zuckerberg San Francisco ...

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer, yet every year, roughly 14,000 women in the U.S. still ...

I have a condition called vaginismus that makes traditional cervical cancer screening nearly impossible.

The updated Health Resources and Services Administration guidance now advises that people receive a high-risk HPV test - ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration late Tuesday approved a new way for people to screen for signs of cervical cancer. Patients using the new method will self-screen with a swab at the doctors ...

There's a new way to screen for high-risk HPV, a viral infection that can lead to cervical cancer. This alternative method of collecting samples for cervical cancer screening doesn't require a ...

In May 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved two new cervical screening tests for detecting human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes almost all cervical cancers. Both allow individuals ...

In CONJUNCTION with Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, Teal Asia, Malaysia's first peer‑to‑peer support movement, hosted an awareness programme to highlight the urgent need for prevention against ...

Routine Pap smears are life-saving. These survivors’ stories underscore an important truth: cervical cancer doesn’t always ...

Aimi Hopkins, 54, is battling invasive cancer after being diagnosed with a tumor the size of a lime, which went undetected ...