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Results 1 - 6 of 6 for Smear test
  1. New HPV test brings screening to your doorstep | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... regular cervical cancer screening tests, like the Pap smear and HPV tests, to prevent cervical cancer. Talk with your health ... cervical cancer screening tests. These include the Pap smear and HPV tests—what's best for each woman depends on her ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...rings-screening-to-your-doorstep - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. HPV and cervical cancer: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... strains can be detected only by a Pap smear, which tests a woman's cervix, the lower part of her ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...cal-cancer-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. The 411 on common lab tests | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) or hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) Pap test (or Pap smear) : Detects or prevents cervical cancer by analyzing a small sample of cells from a woman’s cervix. The test may happen at a checkup with a primary ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/the-411-on-common-lab-tests - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. The legacy of the National Cancer Act: 50 years later | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... in treatment and surgeries. It drastically reduced screening tests like Pap smears and mammography. Yet I'm impressed with how the cancer world rallied to decrease the impact of the pandemic. That means ... tests. Clinical trials are critical to advancing cancer research. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...tional-cancer-act-50-years-later - MedlinePlus Magazine
  5. How fashion designer Liz Lange beat cervical cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... the birth of my second child, my Pap smear indicated I had dysplasia. They ... they did follow-up tests on the dysplasia, things were different. I will ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...r-liz-lange-beat-cervical-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. Cervical cancer survivor urges young people to get HPV vaccine | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... went to her doctor, who did a Pap smear to check for abnormal cells in her cervix. ... her body—years earlier. She had a Pap smear when she was 21, but she never replied ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...-young-people-to-get-hpv-vaccine - MedlinePlus Magazine