Metastatic cervical cancer is cervical cancer that has spread to distant regions of the body, such as the lymph nodes, lungs, or liver. Cervical cancer affects the lower part of the uterus — the area ...

Cervical cancer may be more common in people over 60 years old than originally believed. However, current screenings suggest that individuals over the age of 65 no longer receive regular cervical ...

Two women share their stories of cervical cancer — a cancer that rarely causes symptoms until it’s advanced. A Pap smear is the best way to diagnose cervical cancer. HPV vaccination can prevent it.

Starting this fall, women will be able to use a simple swab to screen for cervical cancer. The method offers an alternative to a procedure that many dread — and promises to address disparities in who ...

To get screened for cervical cancer, patients in the United States may no longer need to put their feet in those awkward stirrups, brace for the uncomfortable speculum or even take the time off from ...

One of the major problems that African Americans have is not having access to care or not being able to afford the care that they're given, that [is] actually needed. So, a lot of times, African ...

In December 2014, 42-year-old Gilma Pereda was sitting on the examination table when she heard the phrase every woman dreads at the doctor’s office: “I don’t like what I see.” Her longtime doctor, who ...

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 ...

In 2020, Anna Ogo underwent a pap smear as part of a routine checkup. Ogo felt stunned when the results were abnormal, and soon she learned she had cervical cancer. “I knew that disease existed,” the ...