Usually, pap smears are performed at a clinic by a doctor or healthcare provider, but with the new kits, patients will have the option of collecting their own sample on site, or taking a kit home, and ...

Dr. Lily Proctor, medical director of B.C. Cancer’s cervical cancer screening program, said the Pap test misses about eight times more pre-cancers than a single HPV test.

Even though POP can cause symptoms, like feeling a fullness in the vagina, pelvic pain or pressure, or bowel or urinary changes, POP isn’t always bothersome, Dr. Horner says. Just 3% to 6% of women ...

Planned Parenthood South Texas is offering expanded services, including a new self-HPV testing option and more affordable birth control. The self-HPV testing ...

Did you know that it’s possible to detect some types of cancer before you show any signs or symptoms? Getting preventive screening tests makes this possible.