On a Pap smear, a squamous cell invaded by HSV can closely resemble a squamous cell carcinoma (Fig. 5). This similarity helps to explain why, until relatively recently, there was a suspicion that ...

Cervical cancer screening is one of the best success stories in health care. Since the 1970s, the death rate from cervical cancer has dropped by more than half.

The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for cervical cancer and since its introduction in organized screening programmes in resource-rich countries it has been successful in ...

There are usually no symptoms. Cervical dysplasia is typically discovered during an annual Pap smear, making regular screening critical to early detection and treatment, and the prevention of cervical ...

No woman I have ever met looks forward to getting a Pap smear, the standard test for cervical cancer. Asked whether they would rather see a dentist about a cavity, or a gynaecologist for a Pap ...