So the next time you hear the wo pap smear, think of Mary Papanicolaou, the woman who first volunteered to get a simple but critical test, and the more than one million li that have been saved by it.

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A Pap smear is a procedure that screens for signs of cervical cancer in women from ages 21 to 65. The test only lasts a few minutes and you should get results within a couple of days.

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...the method of the smear mechanism reveals itself print a lot of speculative crap, all while maintaining a malign indifference as to whether or not you can prove said speculative crap. Actually ...

Getting a Pap smear isn’t among my favorite things to do, ranking somewhere between eating cauliflower (ugh) and going to the dentist (worse). I usually find the experience awkward, but it has ...

HPV Test vs. Pap Smear—What's the Difference? Pap smears and HPV tests are the two screening methods for cervical cancer.

Find out why some doctors are allowing patients to take a hands-on approach during their Pap smears, and what benefits that can have.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the first at-home screening tool to detect cervical cancer, offering an alternative to the traditional Pap smear typically performed in a doctor’s ...

Marguerite Brathwaite from Innovative Women’s Care explains the importance of Pap smears, HPV, and next steps after an abnormal result.

Google Doodle honors Pap smear inventor Georgios Papanikolaou The pathologist revolutionized early cancer detection and founded an entire scientific discipline.