It may have gotten lost in all of the furor surrounding a federal task force's updated mammography guidelines, but revised Pap test recommendations also were released last week. Women should have ...

The benefits of routine screenings for several conditions have faced increased scrutiny as of late. Last Wednesday, both the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the consortium of medical groups ...

LOS ANGELES - For generations of women, it's been an ingrained medical ritual: Get a Pap test every year. Now two influential groups of medical experts say that having cervical cancer screening once a ...

Many women accustomed to getting an annual Pap test for most of their adult lives were caught by surprise when medical organizations began altering their recommendations in the past couple years. In ...

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. Somewhat more recently the guidelines changed pap smears to ...

I am all about celebrating whenever possible, even in less than appealing circumstances. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month – ladies, celebrate by scheduling your annual well-woman check-up ...