Pap smear# Medicine - 求医问药
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Pap smears are used primarily to detect cancer of the uterine cervix or prec
ancerous conditions - abnormalities of the cervix that may lead to cancer. S
ince its introduction in the early 1940's, the Pap smear is credited with sa
ving tens of thousands of women's lives and decreasing deaths from cervical
cancer by more than 70%. The key is early detection made possible by microsc
opic examination of a specially treated sample of cervical cells. Every woma
n should have an annual Pap smear as pa
ancerous conditions - abnormalities of the cervix that may lead to cancer. S
ince its introduction in the early 1940's, the Pap smear is credited with sa
ving tens of thousands of women's lives and decreasing deaths from cervical
cancer by more than 70%. The key is early detection made possible by microsc
opic examination of a specially treated sample of cervical cells. Every woma
n should have an annual Pap smear as pa