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

Still, making pap smears trauma-free for all patients will require commitment from across the field of gynecology.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

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

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

She fried the locusts to a deep brown colour, salted them heavily and then served them with the pap.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane