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Pap smearor Papanicolaou smearSample of cells from the vagina and cervix of the uterus for laboratory staining and examination to detect genital herpes and early-stage cancer, especially of the cervix. Developed by the Greek-born U.S. physician George Nicolas Papanicolaou (1883–1962), this technique also can be applied to cells obtained from other surfaces. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The women participating in this survey were offered a complete clinical examination, with Papanicolaou test analysis for all women >25 years of age. Hewitt M, Devesa S and Breen N, Papanicolaou test use among reproductive-age women at high risk for cervical cancer: analyses of the 1995 National Survey of Family Growth, American Journal of Public Health, 2002, 92(4):666-669. The study, "Impact of increasing Papanicolaou test sensitivity and compliance: A modeled cost and outcomes analysis," concludes that combining the use of the ThinPrep Pap Test with increased compliance would be more cost-effective at decreasing cervical cancer incidence than increasing the present rates of screening to those of Healthy People 2010 goal levels using the conventional Pap smear. |
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