For starters, it does not mean you have cancer—or that you’re destined to develop it.

Pap smears are usually performed during routine gynecological care, along with a breast exam and overall well-being check.

Kerry Schwartz awaited a gynecological biopsy to have a fibroid removed. She had not been briefed on what to expect for the procedure beyond a short email — there was no phone call or paperwork.

I felt slick with sweat. SLNB stands for sentinel lymph node biopsy, and it’s part of the “staging” process to determine if cancer has moved beyond the breast. My breast surgeon is an older man, kind ...

Scarring from a brain biopsy can vary depending on the procedure and location of the biopsy. Seizure is a common symptom of a brain scar, which can sometimes develop after a brain biopsy.

Cervical cancer may be more common in people over 60 years old than originally believed. However, current screenings suggest that individuals over the age of 65 no longer receive regular cervical ...

Before the 2001 consensus guidelines for the management of women with cervical cytological abnormalities are introduced, follow-up management of ASCUS women by colposcopic biopsy is done at ...