A cancer charity suggested people might like to use the trans-friendly term "front hole" instead of "cervix" in a post advocating for LGBTQ individuals to get cervical cancer screenings. The Canadian ...

The Canadian Cancer Society didn’t issue an apology for using the word "cervix," nor did the charity say it would replace all uses of that word with the term "front hole." The charity said it uses ...

Screening is the most effective way to prevent a common form of cancer in women but not everyone is getting checked.

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

What does the Teal Wand test for? Does it replace a Pap smear? We got these questions answered and more. Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was previously the lifestyle editor at HelloGiggles, deputy editor ...

Profmed’s Dr Moratwe Masima talks about preventative care in South Africa and why screening should be a standard part of ...

Cervical cancer is becoming increasingly common worldwide, with around 600,000 new cases and 300,000 deaths annually, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This cancer develops in the ...

To create a cervix-on-a-chip, the researchers added cells that line the cervical canal to one channel of a microfluidic device. To an adjacent channel, they introduced cervical fibroblasts that form ...