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Cervical Cancer
Women want annual pap smears despite current recommendations
February 24th, 2005
Even though current recommendations call for women to have papanicolaou (Pap) smears only every 2 to 3 years, women continue to want the cervical cancer screening test annually. Since it was first introduced six decades ago, the Papanicolaou (Pap) smear - widely credited with substantial reductions in the incidence and mortality from cervical cancer - has become an annual screening rite among American women. Recently, however, long-accepted Papanicolaou smear screening standards have been re-examined. Current recommendations from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Cancer Society and the U.S. Preventive Services Task...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-02-24)
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