pap

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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

With a clear mammogram, ultrasound and pap smear, Munn’s cancer could’ve been among the estimated 20% that go undetected, according to the National Cancer Institute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Distressing experiences like this make it hard for patients like Poree to undergo pap smears later on.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

Last year, the U.S. introduced HPV testing, where samples are swabbed from the vaginal wall rather than scraped from the cervix, as a less invasive alternative to the pap smear.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

I was eating pap ’n vleis out of the same bowl with George and Florah.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane