pap
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In 2017, Australia was one of the first countries to transition from a pap smear to a more sensitive HPV-based cervical screening, which is only required every five years.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Marfisee’s own survey of the mission’s female residents found that nearly 90% were not up to date on recommended cancer screenings like mammograms and pap smears, which detect early cervical cancer.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025
Patients are generally told that pap smears will cause pressure or feel like a pinch, but truly intolerable pain is rarely treated as an option, except for in patients with serious sexual trauma.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025
ONE DAY in the summer of 1965, we discovered some fat glistening on our porridge at breakfast and chunks of fresh meat with our pap at supper.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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