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 updated its guidance on cervical cancer screening, including two key changes that the ...

The American Cancer Society now says a self-collected vaginal swab to test for HPV, which causes nearly all cervical cancer cases, is acceptable for screening.

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IT affects one in eight men, and so it seems logical to have a prostate cancer screening programme. And yet, in a pivotal ...

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There is currently no screening programme for prostate cancer, the most common cancer in men. But there has been some energetic campaigning for change by high-profile figures, including Sir Chris Hoy, ...

The American Cancer Society released updated guidelines today for cervical cancer screening, with two key changes.