In Focus: Cervical Cancer Prevention
January 11th, 2010Among all the methods used in the prevention of cervical cancer, the Pap smear is recognized to be the most significant. Invented by Georgios Papanikolaou, the test involves swabbing the cervix to obtain a sample. The Pap smear can detect the presence of malignant cells in the cervix.
A newer test similar to the Pap smear [...]