New CDC data on falling rates of precancerous cervical lesions in the U.S. underscore the benefits of HPV vaccination.

HeLa cells get their name from the person they belonged to: Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman and mother of five who in 1951 got diagnosed with cervical cancer at Johns Hopkins Hospital. While Lacks ...

An expert has pinpointed four major "red flag" symptoms that may suggest cervical cancer, with a warning to remain vigilant ...

A Papanicolaou test, also known as a Pap smear or Pap test, checks for abnormal cervical cells which could lead to cancer if left untreated, but they don't test for HPV itself. An HPV test, however, ...

The HPV (human papillomavirus) vaccine helps prevent cervical cancer by protecting against high-risk strains of the virus ...

Both tests aim to detect cervical cancer and involve collecting a cell sample from the cervix. Ontario Health says the HPV test is more accurate at catching cervical cancer than the previous method, ...

Researchers are investigating whether a common cholesterol drug could be repurposed to treat HPV-positive cervical cancer.