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Can cancer of the uterus be detected through a pap smear?
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by Yvonne Fulbright: (05/14/2004)
A pap smear is not a reliable test for uterine
cancer. If a woman were to have uterine cancer, there is chance that her pap smear results could be abnormal, but this is usually not the case. In most cases, a pap smear
will not detect the abnormal cells of uterine cancer. On the
occasion that pap smear results are abnormal for any
reason, and such results are followed-up on, the uterus is
usually tested for abnormal cells as well.
Yvonne Fulbright
Sexual Health NetworkReviewed by: Kathleen Scarbo (VanKirk) DHS
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