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...Half of American women don't realize how good Pap smears are at finding CERVICAL CANCER. In fact, 80% of women who die of the disease in the U.S. haven't been tested in five years...
Alcott, who described her famous novel Little Women as "moral pap," said Harvard students were generally too busy to talk with her for very long...
...Although a Pap smear can detect abnormal cells before they turn malignant, 50% of women diagnosed with CERVICAL CANCER never had the test, a federal panel finds. The cancer is linked to the human papilloma virus; multiple sex partners and early sexual activity increase the risk of contracting...
PERFECTING THE PAP TEST...
...Routine Pap smears are in for a change. The FDA has approved a special light that allows doctors to look directly into the cervix for early signs of cancer. The procedure, called Speculoscopy, will be used in conjunction with a regular Pap test. In one study Speculoscopy plus the Pap detected 83% of early precancerous cell changes; the Pap alone detected only 31%. The added cost to patients for the new procedure: around...