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Cervical Cancer Screenings: Should You Get a Pap Smear?

January 28, 2015

Learn how a Pap smear detects cervical cancer in this infographic. Read More

Medically Reviewed by UPMC Hillman Cancer Center
Categorized as: Cancer Care, Women's Health
Tagged with: American Cancer Society, cancer awareness, cervical cancer, gynecologic cancer, infographic, pap smear, pap smear test
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Ladies: Skip the Yearly Pap Smear — Not Your Annual Exam!

October 19, 2014

Healthy women no longer need annual Pap smear tests, but they should continue their annual "well woman" visits — which includes a pelvic exam. Learn more. Read More

Medically Reviewed by UPMC
Categorized as: Gynecologic Cancer, Women's Health
Tagged with: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, cervical cancer, gynecologist, HPV, HPV vaccine, human papilloma virus, Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, pap smear, pap smear test, pap test, pelvic exam, precancerous cervical lesion, Richard S. Guido, sexually transmitted infections
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