Researchers have found that testing period blood for signs of cervical cancer could be an accurate way of screening for the disease. Read: no more having a speculum shoved into you by a stranger every ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The speculum and the way in which it is used has been believed to strip women of their agency for some time (Shutterstock) Up ...

Nearly a third of those eligible, around 4.6 million women, have missed their latest test. Now it's hoped that this figure ...

One in three women do not attend their first smear test due to concerns over the invasive procedure - Peter Dazeley/The Image Bank RF A handheld device could end invasive smear tests for 98 per cent ...

This might feel a bit uncomfortable. A quick pinch, then we’re all done. That wasn’t so bad was it? These are some of the comments that most people receiving a smear test will have heard at least once ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first at-home screening test for cervical cancer, the product’s maker announced on Friday. The DIY test could serve as an alternative to ...

Randomly, I was asked the other day what my favourite vaccine is… and while they are all useful and amazing, I think beyond a ...

(CBS) -- The maker of an at-home cervical cancer screening test said Friday it has won approval from the Food and Drug Administration, giving patients an alternative to in-clinic pap smears. The ...