Although women don't look forward to them, pap smears are very good at catching several diseases in women. Now, they're getting even better and more accurate. Liquid based pap smears allow ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. government-backed medical panel on Wednesday took a cautious view of a new generation of cervical cancer tests, discouraging women under the age of 30 to screen ...

Mar. 26 -- TUESDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms previous findings that human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA-based tests are more accurate than Pap smears in detecting precancerous ...

Cervical cancer is becoming one of the leading health threats for women, but timely screening can dramatically reduce the risk. Medical experts stress that HPV infection causes most cases, making ...

Chheda and colleagues [10] presented a concise review of current guidelines for cervical cancer screening, new technologies for cervical cancer screening, and management of abnormal Pap smears. US ...

Cervical cancer is among the easiest gynecologic cancers to prevent, and two screening tests can help detect the disease early: the routine Pap smear and testing for human papillomavirus, or HPV. The ...

There is increased stress on screening for cancers. If there is one medical entity where early detection truly saves lives, it is in screening for cancers. Cervical cancer now stands as the second ...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. and OREM, Utah, Jan. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology company, and Techcyte, a world leader in ...