“The Cancer Detectives,” a new American Experience documentary on PBS, tracks the fascinating and surprisingly frustrating backstory of the Pap smear, a cervical cancer screening test that’s now ...
Art by Colin Mahoney. Source images from the National Library of Medicine, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Wikimedia. In 1926, 17-year-old Helen Dickens would sit in the front row of her pre ...
What do guinea pigs, eugenics and Japanese incarceration during WWII have in common? What do guinea pigs, eugenics and Japanese incarceration during WWII have in common? They all play a role in the ...
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Why Is It Important For Women To Get Pap Smear Testing Done After A Certain Age? Expert Weighs In
A pap smear is a gold standard test when it comes to preventing cervical cancer. However, a large number of women are unaware of Pap smear and fail to take the test. Not many know but gynecological ...
Maybe you had a bad experience with your last Pap smear and you’re wary of going back to the ob-gyn. Or maybe you’ve never had one before and are scared to make the appointment. It’s understandable to ...
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