The human papillomavirus is a common sexually transmitted disease that has the capacity to grow into warts and, sometimes, different types of cancers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

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, ...

One of the first tests that allows patients to self-collect samples to screen for human papillomavirus (HPV) will soon be available in doctors' offices. In May, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...

Men having sex with men (MSM) are at risk of infection from human papillomavirus (HPV) and should have regular anal pap smears, a medical expert advised on Wednesday. A study by the Thai Red Cross ...

Especially men and women above 35 years of age should get their health checked regularly so that any serious disease, ...

FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) - The month of January is designated as Cervical Health awareness month. But the month of January is designated to make women aware that cervical cancer is actually preventable ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Using urine to screen for high-risk types of human papillomavirus (HPV) shows promise in potentially reaching women who decline or lack access to a Pap smear, researchers reported at ...

Deaths from cervical cancer have decreased dramatically in the past 60 years, thanks to early detection by the Pap smear, a screening test that women usually get every year. But a new study in the New ...

In years past, women were told to get annual pap smears - the test that looks for abnormal cells from the cervix that could indicate cancer. More recently, the guidelines changed pap smears to every ...