Pap smears are screening tools to detect any abnormal changes in cervical cells which may indicate cancer or HPV.

Danielle Vukadinovich is sitting up in a hospital bed at the Inova Women's Hospital in Falls Church, Va., waiting to give birth. "I feel good, I'm excited!" says Vukadinovich, 35, of Annandale, Va., ...

Women should get a pap smear every three years because it can detect early warning signs of cervical cancer.