Cervical cancer screening programme a failure: audit
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A national women&#39;s screening programme for cervical cancer is failing to reach women, particularly Maori women, an audit has revealed.
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Launch put on ice The Scottish National Health Service has postponed the launch of a new cervical smear screening system, after concerns were raised about the security of the service during a trial of the system.â¦
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NEW YORK  - Only 2 out of 111 teen girls  surveyed could successfully define a Pap smear and distinguish  it from other gynecological exams, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - A procedure called ductal  lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer,  investigators report.
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A procedure called ductal lavage is not an effective diagnostic test for breast cancer, investigators report.
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Breast cancer patients are not receiving the best follow-up care because guidelines are lacking, claim experts.
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Genetic screening, often seen as the best hope for older women undergoing IVF treatment to have a child, is ineffective and actually reduces rates of pregnancies, scientists said on Wednesday.
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A new long-term study finds that, over 20 years, only one in five women who have mammograms every two years will have to undergo follow up evaluation for a false positive finding.
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Reform of neonatal units botched says inquiry by National Audit Office
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Every year, 500,000 new cases of cervical cancer are reported, and 230,000 women die of disease. Nearly 80 percent of these cases occur in underdeveloped and poverty-stricken countries.
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Women treated for pre-cancerous lesions are at increased risk of developing cervical or vaginal cancer for at least another 25 years, according to a study suggesting that follow-up tests fall dangerously short.
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A long-awaited audit of cervical cancer services has reiterated the advice experts have been giving for years, that there needs to be a national cervical screening data base.
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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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NEW YORK  - About one of every five women who participate in a routine breast cancer screening program for 20 years will have a false-positive result, researchers estimate.
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GENEVA - Almost a quarter-million women worldwide die of cervical cancer each year although the disease is largely preventable, the UN health agency said Thursday.
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Private firms should not offer body scans to people without any symptoms, a government advisory panel says.
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment.