Gynecologist Visit Urged Before First Pap Test
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NEW YORK  - Adolescent girls should make  their first visit to an obstetrician-gynecologist at around 13  to 15 years of age, even though routine Pap testing doesn't  usually start until they're older, according to a  recommendation from the American College of Obstetricians and  Gynecologists (ACOG).
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A County Down couple get the go-ahead to begin embryo screening treatment which could save their son's life.
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An older woman's slim chances of getting pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb, doctors said Wednesday.
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Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study says.
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Women who have been treated for early signs of cervical cancer, have a high risk of the disease decades later, say Swedish researchers.
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About a quarter of females in the United States aged 14 to 59 may have the sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus, which is linked to cervical cancer, according to research published Tuesday.
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Q and A: As the First Lady prepared to travel with her husband, she spoke to TIME on her husband's treatment and prevention program
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The human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test for cervical cancer is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test, according to a Canadian study published Wednesday in the United States.
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Researchers have developed what  they believe is the first blood test that accurately detects  ovarian cancer at an early stage.
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FRIDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had advanced precancerous lesions of the cervix are still at risk for invasive cancers up to 25 years later, Swedish researchers report.
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A woman told to wait 17 weeks for breast screening discovers she has cancer after a private test.
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Schilling was expected to be seen by doctors on Sunday. He had originally been scheduled for an exam Friday, but a conflict pushed that date back to Saturday.
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Cervical screening should be reinstated in England for women in their early 20s, researchers say.
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By Janet Elliott, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 13--AUSTIN -- When Jacqueline Golson hears criticism that Texas is moving too fast to require that middle-school girls be vaccinated against cervical cancer, she recalls the surgeries and radiation that ravaged her body.
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Schoolgirls should be vaccinated against cervical cancer, a panel recommends.
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Reaction has been mixed to the findings of the New Zealand Cervical Cancer Screening Audit, released today. The College of GPs expressed concern, but little surprise at the findings, while the New Zealand
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ATLANTA -- For the first time, cancer experts are advising women of certain symptoms that might alert them to ovarian cancer, a disease that is hard to spot early and one of the deadliest cancers.