Today on Google's home page is a special Doodle, Google logo, for Georgios Papanikolaou. Georgios Papanikolaou was born a 136 years ago today and he was a Greek pioneer in cytopathology and early ...

The Pap smear, the widely used screening test for cervical cancer, is getting a new, streamlined look that doctors hope will improve its accuracy. Gone are the confusing results that left many ...

Pap smears are recommended for women up to the age of 70. If women have had normal tests for at least five years before they turn 70, then they are no longer required to have this examination ...

The Pap smear is a useful screening tool that allows women to test if they have cell changes that may be dangerous before they experience any symptoms, where it would not otherwise have been possible.