Cervical Cancer

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday announced a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer. 

The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine substantially lowered the risk of cervical cancer, especially when administered early, said a new study.

Some doctors are speaking out against the American Cancer Society's recently updated cervical cancer screening guidelines.

In an update to cervical cancer screening guidelines, The American Cancer Society (ACS) recommends starting screenings at age 25, with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the preferred method of testing every 5 years through age 65.

The U.K.-based LGBT-oriented outlet PinkNews received a wave of mockery Tuesday after claiming that feminists were "transphobic" for claiming that only females are able to get cervical cancer.

A young Scottish mother who was diagnosed with cervical cancer after delaying her annual Pap smear for a decade is now urging other women to get the routine test in a bid to save others from a similar diagnosis. 

A British woman who survived cervical cancer but was told she may never be able to have children has since welcomed a set of “miracle”  twins. 

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh concluded a nationwide HPV school vaccination program offered to young girls led to a “dramatic reduction” in the risk of developing cervical cancer later in life.

A vaccine given to girls to protect them against a virus that causes cervical cancer is a “critical” health tool and access to it should be scaled up as swiftly as possible, especially in poorer countries, cancer experts said on Monday.

When Heather Ryan noticed irregularities with her body — such as bleeding in between her menstrual cycles and after sex — she decided to take a trip to her general practitioner.