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Pap smear

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  1. A screening test, especially for cervical cancer, in which a smear of cells scraped from the cervix or vagina is treated with a chemical stain and examined under a microscope for pathological changes. Pap smears are performed routinely during gynecological exams.


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Her services are crucial: Many of the women she sees have never had a Pap smear and some were sexually assaulted on the migration route.

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One patient alleged that after a Pap smear decades ago, Brock inserted his finger into her rectum without warning or consent.

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This is after a big decline in cervical cancer rates over the past half-century due to early detection from Pap smears and HPV screening tests.

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She had a history of abnormal Pap smears showing she had a carcinogenic type of the human papillomavirus, HPV, which meant she should have received specified regular screenings, according to the lawsuit.

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“I know it’s kind of cloudy,” her character insists, “but it’s a Madonna Pap smear.”

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