Pap test
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pap-test-205-2629319
title:
Pap test
text:
The Papanicolaou test is a method of cervical screening used to detect potentially precancerous and cancerous processes in the cervix or, more rarely, anus. Abnormal findings are often followed up by more sensitive diagnostic procedures and, if warranted, interventions that aim to prevent progression to cervical cancer. The test was independently invented in the 1920s by the Greek physician Georgios Papanikolaou and named after him. A simplified version of the test was introduced by the Canadian
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encyclopedia
description:
Cervical screening test to detect potential cancers
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pap_test
date created:
2002-03-14T09:54:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T17:29:04Z
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