Oncology & Cancer

How a routine pap smear ends up costing $1,000

(HealthDay)—When doctors think about tests that might cause sticker shock for their patients, they wouldn't normally consider a simple Pap smear.

Oncology & Cancer

Too many Pap tests

Most Australian women are currently having more Pap smears than their health requires, according to new research led by a University of New South Wales academic.

Oncology & Cancer

Transforming cervical screening

(Medical Xpress)—There is nothing like a big celebrity name to create global attention to a big health concern. As a result we now have the 'Jolie effect' to describe the influence actress Angelina Jolie has had on people ...

Oncology & Cancer

Cervical cancer: DNA-based test more accurate than repeat smear

In women who have a potentially or mildly abnormal cervical smear, using a DNA-based test can identify those at higher risk of having precursors of cervical cancer, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The authors ...

Oncology & Cancer

HPV test beats pap long-term: study

(HealthDay) -- Testing for HPV, the human papillomavirus linked to cervical cancer, can predict which women will stay cancer-free for a decade or more, a new study shows.

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