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A pap smear (also called Pap test and smear test) is a medical screening test for detecting pre-cancerous changes (termed dyskaryosis derived from Greek, meaning 'bad-nut') and thus aims to prevent the development of cancer and other abnormalities in the female genital tract by sampling cells from the cervix with an Aylesbury spatula or (more frequently with the advent of liquid-based cytology) a plastic-fronded broom. The cells are placed on a glass slide and checked for abnormalities in th ...
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- Ask NOAH About: GynecologicalExam Fact Sheet (New York Online Access to Health, The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center (NOAH))
- ¿Que es la prueba Pap? (Office of Population Affairs Clearinghouse, OPA, OPHS, OS, HHS)
Pap Smear News Headlines
- Avoiding the Smear Test has led to an Increased Risk of Cervical Cancer
The Earth Times - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:19 EST
- New Test For Most Virulent HPV Strains Under Study
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Young Women Put At Risk Because Of New Smear Test Policy, Say Doctors
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 01:00 EST
- Young women shun smear tests
BBC - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 10:13 EST
- Abnormal Pap Smears Not Unusual
ScienceDaily - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 04:00 EST
- UK Doctors Alarmed At Decline In Cervical Smear Tests
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Best Cancer Test: HPV vs. Pap Smear
WebMD - Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:50 EST
- Cervical Screening System Hit By Security Concerns In Scotland
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Abnormal Pap Smears Not Unusual
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 08:00 EST
- New York Times Examines Future Use Of Pap Test For Cervical Cancer Prevention As HPV Tests, Vaccine Become More Widespread
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 18 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- Cincinnati Researchers Publish Pioneering Work Characterizing The Basis For Predisposition To Infection In Deadly Lung Disease
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- HPV Test Is A Better Long-term Predictor Of Cervical Cell Abnormalities Than Pap Smear
ScienceDaily - Mon, 06 Nov 2006 04:00 EST
- Best Cancer Test: HPV vs Pap Smear
MedicineNet - Fri, 03 Nov 2006 07:00 EST
- Pap Test, a Mainstay Against Cervical Cancer, May Be Fading
New York Times - Tue, 16 Jan 2007 02:12 EST
- Europe Campaigns For Widespread Cervical Screening Programmes While Attendance In England Among Young Women Decreases For The Eleventh Year Running
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:00 EST
- Agent Orange: Scientists Outraged At "Smear" Against Dead Colleague
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 08 Dec 2006 10:00 EST
- Ethnic Disparities In Medicare Claims Revealed By Rochester Study
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 03 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Race Gap Persists in Health Screening
Washington Post - Tue, 17 Oct 2006 04:00 EST
- Racial Disparities In Preventive Health Care Persist, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 20 Oct 2006 03:00 EST
- Racial Disparities In Preventive Health Care Persist, Study Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:00 EST
- New Cervical Cancer Vaccine Won't Replace Pap Tests
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 26 Aug 2006 07:00 EST
- Essay: A New Vaccine for Girls, but Should It Be Compulsory?
New York Times - Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:00 EST
- Wall Street Journal Examines Breast Cancer Screening Device
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:00 EST
- New Strategy More Sensitive At Detecting Cervical Cancer Than Smear Test
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Jun 2006 07:00 EST
- HPV Test Finds More Precancerous Lesions Than Pap Smears
MedicineNet - Wed, 07 Jun 2006 06:00 EST
- Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Highlights Recently Published Studies
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:00 EST
- Many Women Misunderstand Pap Tests
WebMD - Tue, 09 May 2006 08:19 EST
- Women's Health: Why You Need a Yearly Pap Test
MedicineNet - Mon, 01 May 2006 06:00 EST
- Women 'not reassured over smears'
BBC - Tue, 02 May 2006 10:22 EST
- HPV Testing To Screen For Cervical Cancer: More Sensitive Than Current Screening Methods
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:00 EST
- Abnormal Pap test in teens needs cautious approach
Reuters - Wed, 12 Apr 2006 02:27 EST
- New costly cervical test no more accurate than conventional Pap smear: study
The Earth Times - Sat, 14 Jan 2006 01:02 EST
- Panel Recommends Closely Watching Abnormal Cervical Cells, HPV As Treatment For Teens, Young Women
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 10 Apr 2006 02:00 EST
- Liquid-based Cytology No Better Than Conventional Smear Test
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 14 Jan 2006 05:00 EST
- Advice To Children With Sleep Apnea: Wear That Night-time Breathing Device!
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:00 EST
- New smear test ''no more reliable''
BBC - Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:40 EST
- Poorer Black Women Going Without Pap Smears
MedicineNet - Wed, 28 Dec 2005 06:00 EST
- HPV Testing A Cost-effective Strategy For Women With Equivocal Cervical Screening Results
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 19 Jan 2006 02:00 EST
- Newer cervical cancer test no better than the old?
Reuters - Fri, 13 Jan 2006 02:25 EST
- Proposed Legislation Seeks Moratorium On Pap Test Proficiency Exams For Doctors, Lab Technicians, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 22 Dec 2005 06:00 EST
- Ignorance over smear tests
BBC - Thu, 22 Sep 2005 10:15 EST
- Most women don''t know that smear tests prevent cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Sep 2005 11:00 EST
- US White Obese Adults Less Likely To Receive Preventive Health Screenings, Flu Shots, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Sep 2005 04:00 EST
- Obese people less likely to receive mammograms, Pap smears, flu shots from health care providers
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 04 Aug 2005 04:00 EST
- Hospital Director Fired After 100s of Botched PAP Smear Tests
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 21 May 2005 05:00 EST
- Overweight People Get Less Preventive Care
WebMD - Wed, 03 Aug 2005 05:52 EST
- NY Times Examines Shifting Medical Guidelines on Several Women''s Health Issues, Including Pap Tests, VBAC
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 06 Jun 2005 05:59 EST
- Nearly One in Five Women Go Without Pap Test
MedicineNet - Thu, 12 May 2005 07:00 EST
- NYC Hospital Failed To Notify 307 Women Over 16 Months About Abnormal Pap Test Results
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 22 May 2005 06:00 EST
- Cervical cancer test not recommended enough: study
Reuters - Tue, 10 May 2005 04:03 EST
- Women More Likely to Undergo Cervical Cancer Screening if Doctor
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 11 May 2005 09:00 EST
- On-the-spot cervical cancer test
BBC - Thu, 21 Apr 2005 12:10 EST
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