A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting ...

Cervical cancer usually does not cause symptoms until it is advanced. A new guideline makes it easier to detect when precancerous changes are already developing.

The American Cancer Society has recently updated cervical screening guidelines for HPV and cervical cancer. Here are the main ...

A health screening refers to a medical examination, test, or procedure that’s used in a person experiencing no specific symptoms to help determine their risk of developing a health condition.

Just before her father died of colon cancer, Lynne Milliron, then age 40, made him a solemn promise: She would get herself screened for the disease. Two months later, Milliron had that colonoscopy—and ...

New research from the University of Aberdeen and the Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC) has outlined ways to make ...

Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. Having a screening test — which looks for signs of a disease before it shows symptoms — sounds like a good idea. And ...

Elena Altemus is 89 and has dementia. She often forgets her children’s names, and sometimes can’t recall whether she lives in Maryland or Italy. Yet Elena, who entered a nursing home in November, was ...

When companies are asked why they do medical screening or medical surveillance the typical answer is, “Because we have to.” Often, this is the correct answer, as OSHA and other regulatory agencies ...

When companies are asked why they do medical screening or medical surveillance the typical answer is, “Because we have to.” Often, this is the correct answer, as OSHA and other regulatory agencies ...