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Pap Examination: It Can Save Your Life

No cancer screening test in medical history is as effective for early detection of cancer as the Pap examination. Since the Pap examination was introduced after World War II, death rates from uterine cervical cancer have decreased 70 percent in the U.S. Unfortunately, thousands of women still fail to have annual Pap examinations. And sadly, of those women who die of cervical cancer, 80 percent have not had a Pap examination in 5 years or more.

What is a Pap examination?
What can I learn from my Pap examination?
Who should have a Pap examination?
When is the best time to get a Pap examination?
How often should I have a Pap examination?
What does my doctor need to know about me?
Are some women more at risk for cervical cancer than others?
What are my responsibilities toward cancer detection?
How reliable and accurate are Pap examinations?
What makes a laboratory accredited?
Can I question my doctor about the quality of the laboratory?

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This information about Pap examination is used with permission and courtesy of the College of American Pathologists.