A method for the early detection of cancer and other abnormalities of the female genital tract.
1ACCURACY Cytology involves an analysis of cervical cells taken during a smear test.
2Put the speculum in yourself media caption What happens during a smear test?
3Sir, -I called my GP yesterday morning to book my overdue smear test.
4Estrus cycle status was checked daily by vaginal smear test.
5Results will be provided to women within four weeks of having a smear test taken.
6It is completely separate from a Pap smear test.
7The 30-second smear test can identify abnormal cells that could potentially develop into cervical cancer.
8A Cheshire woman diagnosed with cancer was wrongly given the all-clear after a smear test.
9The number of women who died after receiving incorrect smear test results has risen to 18.
10However, cervical cancer can be detected with a pap smear test and is curable if caught early.
11More than half of them presented, however, a negative Pap- smear test less than three years before the diagnosis.
12It is rare to meet a patient who feels nonchalant about a pelvic examination or cervical smear test.
13What happens during a smear test?
14A woman who undergoes a smear test for cancer will usually have to wait months for the result.
15Women looking to book a smear test have been left for several days without hearing back from the helpline.
16Few questions have been off limits for Murray; Edwina Currie was asked when she last had a smear test.
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