INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — As another year begins, Check Up 13 is focusing on women's health, specifically HPV testing and Pap smears. The routine Pap smear is a test where doctors retrieve samples of ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) – Ladies are encouraged to make sure you are up to date on your Pap smears and annual pelvic screening. Young women like Kelsea Lucas are being diagnosed with cancer. But the ...

During a Pap smear, the medical provider swabs the patient's cervix to collect a cell sample. The cell sample is then sent to a lab, where pathologists analyze the sample under a microscope to check ...

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, so it’s a great time to remind ourselves that routine screenings are a critical part of our wellness routines. Cervical cancer is among the most preventable ...

Dr. Marie Savard explains the differences between a Pap smear and a DNA test. April 7, 2009— -- A DNA test that detects the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, is more effective ...

Although regular preventative healthcare and check-ups have been lower priority in the pandemic (understandably), checking in with your healthcare providers about your body (your pap smears! breast ...

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and ...

ROCHESTER — Mayo Clinic is expanding a cancer screening initiative through several Mayo Clinic Health System clinics this summer, building on the successful uptake of the Saturday Pap Clinics at ...

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With news of T.I. accompanying his daughter to Pap smears yearly to check her hymen filling the headlines, we wanted to talk to a professional about the medical implications of his parenting decisions ...