Screening of cervical cancer is an important part of a routine health check-up for women because it helps to identify any ...

Early symptoms of cervical cancer may appear benign, but paying no attention to them can lead to a delayed diagnosis. Being ...

Cervical cancer often begins without obvious signs, and many symptoms, like unusual bleeding, pelvic discomfort or changes in ...

Sadly, we all likely know someone who has been impacted by cancer – and the type most likely to be seen in young women is cervical (it mainly impacts sexually active women between the ages of 30 and ...

Hence, it is advisable to start screening from 3 years after the first sexual intercourse. The western medical literature ...

A normal colposcopy result means a person has no cervical cancer cells, including precancerous ones. Abnormal results may indicate a person has cancerous or precancerous cells in their cervix.

It is possible to have an abnormal smear but a normal colposcopy result. This can happen when someone has a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection but no precancerous mutations in the cervix. Cervical ...

Cervical cancer is one of the few types of cancers that is highly preventable and can also be cured when diagnosed at an ...

David A. Becker MD, Timothy N. Dunn MD, Jeff M. Szychowski PhD, John Owen MD, MSH for the Center for Women’s Reproductive Health and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Alabama at ...