One of the ways to pick this up is via a pap smear.

Yeah, as fun as a pap smear, and involving more vaginas.

Never had a pap smear or been felt for lumps.

However, cervical cancer can be detected with a pap smear test and is curable if caught early.

A pap smear involves collecting cells from the cervix and testing these for abnormalities, explains information on the Mayo Clinic's site.

Michelle is also very diligent when it comes to regular check-ups, telling the publication she has never missed a mammogram or pap smear.

One woman had not had a pap smear for 10 years because her doctor could not transfer her on to the fixed-height examination bed.

Last year, Australia replaced its routine screening standards for the cancer - a pap smear examination - with more sensitive HPV cervical screening tests.

Methods: One hundred and eighteen patients with abnormal Pap smears were included.

After two negative pap smears -they actually found some pre-cancer cells.

A repeat Pap smear, HPV test, and colposcopically directed biopsies were obtained.

I'd have felt as if I'd dropped in for a Pap smear.

For recent Pap smear screening, key determinants were wealth and recent doctor's visit.

The Pap smear, used by CervicalCheck, has its own interesting history.

Postconization surveillance consisted of a Pap smear and endocervical curettage every 4 months.

We did a Pap smear and HPV test which both came out normal.