Cervical cancer is most common in women aged 30 to 35 years. But the precancerous stage is detectable in the 5-10 years before this, when up to a third of women fail to attend for their smear test.

Cervical cancer is most common in women aged 30 to 35 years. But the precancerous stage is detectable in the 5-10 years before this, when up to a third of women fail to attend for their smear test.

Cervical cancer is an overgrowth of cells in your cervix, which is the opening between your vagina and uterus. (Photo Credit: iStock/Getty Images) Anyone with a cervix is at risk for cervical cancer.

Cervical cancer is preceded by the abnormal growth of precursor cells on the surface of the cervix—so-called cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) or pre-cancer—that can develop into cervical ...

The researchers tested the value of these genes as markers using 214 cervical cell samples collected from women undergoing Pap smears at Hospital Dr. Hernan Henriquez Aravena in Chile. The women ...

Years ago, the cervical exam, which included an uncomfortable (and in some cases painful) process of extracting samples from the uterus to test for signs of cervical cancer, required an annual ...

But screening is a big hurdle for young women. 'Our new urine test can detect HPV16 E7 proteins, which are critical markers of cervical cancer risk, at extremely low levels.

A grantee of the Gates Foundation, Hong Kong-based Phase Scientific built a business on the back of Covid-19 tests. Up next: using urine to compete with industry ‘gold standard’ HPV screening ...

A simple urine test can pick up the human papilloma virus (HPV) that causes cervical cancer. Though it's not as accurate as sampling viral DNA from the cervix itself, the test might benefit women ...