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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for pap smear
  1. How fashion designer Liz Lange beat cervical cancer | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Liz Lange beat cervical cancer Lange credits regular Pap smears and emphasizes importance of HPV vaccine Designer Liz ... she spoke about her experience and how regular Pap smears and early diagnosis helped her beat cancer. Can ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...r-liz-lange-beat-cervical-cancer - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. New HPV test brings screening to your doorstep | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... get regular cervical cancer screening tests, like the Pap smear and HPV tests, to prevent cervical cancer. Talk ... regular cervical cancer screening tests. These include the Pap smear and HPV tests—what's best for each woman ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...rings-screening-to-your-doorstep - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. HPV and cervical cancer: What you need to know | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... These strains can be detected only by a Pap smear, which tests a woman's cervix, the lower part ... can include chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Getting regular Pap smears and HPV testing helps your doctor know whether ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...cal-cancer-what-you-need-to-know - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Cervical cancer survivor urges young people to get HPV vaccine | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... Lily went to her doctor, who did a Pap smear to check for abnormal cells in her cervix. ... and 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
  5. How a tablet computer and mobile van are improving cancer detection | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... expertise to use. Usually, women with an abnormal Pap smear have to have a procedure called a colposcopy. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...n-are-improving-cancer-detection - MedlinePlus Magazine
  6. The 411 on common lab tests | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... thyroid) or hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) Pap test (or Pap smear) : Detects or prevents cervical cancer by analyzing a ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/article/the-411-on-common-lab-tests - MedlinePlus Magazine
  7. The legacy of the National Cancer Act: 50 years later | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... and surgeries. It drastically reduced screening tests like Pap smears and mammography. Yet I'm impressed with how ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...tional-cancer-act-50-years-later - MedlinePlus Magazine