Pap smear

Pap Smear Introduction
Cancer of the cervix (cervical cancer) is the second most common cause of cancer-related disease and death among women worldwide. The best way to detect cervical cancer is by having regular Papanicolaou tests, or Pap smears.
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Pap smear
After surgical removal of the uterus and cervix (hysterectomy) for a noncancerous (benign) condition, you usually don't need Pap smears. But you do need regular pelvic exams.
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Abnormal Pap smears in the adolescent population are treated according to the type of cells found.
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Pap Smears: When Yours is Slightly Abnormal
What did my Pap smear show? The Pap smear your family physician recently obtained from your cervix (the lower part of your womb) has shown some slightly abnormal changes.
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Pap Smear
During a Pap smear, cells from the outside and the canal of the cervix are retrieved by gently scraping the outside of the cervix. The Pap smear is performed to detect cancerous or precancerous conditions of the cervix.
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A Pap smear is a sampling of cells from a woman's cervix. The cervix is the opening between the vagina and the uterus. The cells are scraped from the cervix during a pelvic exam.
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What do pap smears detect? How do they work?
When should women start getting them? How often?
What constitutes an "abnormal" pap smear result? What happens if you have one?
What are new techniques for reading pap smear results are available?
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Pap smear: A procedure to collect cells from the surface of the cervix and vagina. A piece of cotton, a brush, or a small wooden stick is used to gently scrape cells from the cervix and vagina.
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Pap Smear - The Pap smear, or Pap test is a screening test for cervical cancer. Source:MedicineNet
Colposcopy - Source:MedicineNet
Cervical Cancer - Cancer of the cervix is also known as cervical cancer.
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Pap Smear
Every year in the US about 50 million women have a Papanicolaou test (the Pap smear). Use of the Pap smearhas reduced the annual death rate from cervical cancer from 26,000 in 1941 to 3,700 in 2005.
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PAP SMEAR: A method for the early detection of cancer and other abnormalities of the female genital tract, especially of the cervix, ...
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Pap smear screening for cervical cancer is easily done and relatively inexpensive. Those who are poor, elderly, uninsured, belong to an ethnic minority, or live in a rural area are more likely to not get a pap smear done regularly.
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Pap smear
The collection of cells from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect changes that may be cancer or may lead to cancer, and can show noncancerous conditions, such as infection or inflammation.
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Pap smearA screening test for precancerous and cancerous cells on the cervix. This simple test is done during a routine pelvic exam and involves scraping cells from the cervix.
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The new Thin Prep pap smear test uses the latest technology to test for pre-cancerous changes on the cervix. This article looks at the advantages over the traditional screening method.
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Often HPV is discovered when a Pap smear is done. If the results of a Pap smear are abnormal, your provider may examine your genital area, vagina, and cervix with a colposcope. Your provider may do a biopsy, removing a sample of tissue for lab tests.
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Pre-invasive cancer detected with the Pap smear can often be successfully treated with surgical removal, freezing, burning, or lasers.
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Many doctors use this test in women with abnormal Pap smears so that women with higher risk of developing cancer can have colposcopies and biopsies earlier, while women who have a lower risk can simply have a follow-up Pap smear in a few months.
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AutoPap 300 QC system Pap smear diagnostic device previously approved for rescreening of negative Pap smears and more recently approved for use as a primary Pap smear screening device for the detection of cervical cancer.
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Some new testing methods, such as AutoCyte-Screen (computer-automated review of Pap smears) and liquid-based collection, are being used in many areas of the United States.
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You should have a Pap smear every 4 to 6 months to check for cancer of the cervix (the lower part of your uterus). Remember that HIV appears in vaginal discharge. Use latex condoms to prevent spreading the virus to your partner.
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Some women feel no pain with either type of CVS, but others say they experience the same pinching or cramping sensation they get after having a Pap smear. You may have light bleeding, or spotting, following either test.
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Coalition (NCCC) is a growing coalition or organizations interested in a grass roots campaign to educate the public about cervical cancer prevention and outreach, screening, treatment and follow-up options, HPV, the limitations of the Pap smear and ...
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