FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) - This year, the American Cancer Society estimates doctors will diagnose more than 14,000 new cases of invasive cervical cancer. More than 4,000 women will lose their lives.

WATCH: 100+ women are accusing a former Brigham & Women’s doctor of sexual assault. Reporter Felice Freyer explains what patients can look out for. Most women receive regular pelvic and breast exams ...

Young women are far less likely now to get an annual pelvic exam than they were in decades past, a new report finds. In 1988, about 42 percent of those aged 15 to 20 got the standard gynecologic exam, ...

1. Should women have an annual pelvic exam? Depends on who you ask. Annals of Internal Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center go "Beyond the Guidelines" to discuss differing opinions on ...

Editor's note: CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen is the author of "The Empowered Patient." The opinions expressed in this article are solely hers. (CNN) -- Ladies: I know you've heard ...

The Well Woman Exam is the time to meet with your healthcare provider who will screen you for possible reproductive health problems and discuss your concerns. It is important that you have the exams ...

A new state law aimed at protecting patients from unwanted pelvic exams, sparked by reports of women being subjected to exams while they were under anesthesia, has created uncertainty for physicians ...