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

Colposcopy alone or with directed cervical biopsy is recommended for initial evaluation of abnormal or suspicious Pap smears. Colposcopy is safe and generally well tolerated by most women during ...

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 ...