Looking for signs of the cancer in a more convenient way could help women access the test and prevent the disease occurring, ...

Researchers say blood sample strip, which can be used at home, can pick up virus that causes cervical cancer ...

The less-invasive samples have shown promising early results.

Cervical cancer screenings are considered one of the most significant public health advances of the past 50 years, ...

Testing menstrual blood for human papillomavirus (HPV) could be a "robust alternative or replacement" for current cervical ...

A survey indicated that this may not be the case ...

Cancer experts say the new method could 'potentially offer another option in the future' ...

Image George Sawaya, MD, professor at the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and director of Zuckerberg San Francisco ...

Testing menstrual blood for HPV could be alternative to smear test, study finds - About 70 per cent of cases are prevented ...

At present, most women undergo cervical screening under the care of a medic, who collects a sample via a small brush inserted ...

Cervical cancer develops when cells of the cervix begin to change abnormally over time. These changes usually happen slowly ...