… However, with a conventional PAP-smear there is a kind of mapping between areas in the
cervix onto the slide so we may systematically miss some important region by stopping early. …

… of cervical smears as a tool in the detection of precancerous changes in the uterine cervix.
The … Rescreening of approximately 25% of cervical smears yielded an error screening rate of …

… In conclusion, although it may well now be too late to do a formal randomised trial of the
efficacy of Papsmear screening in the control of invasive cervical cancer, we believe that this …

… Pap smear cytology reports were obtained and data noted in a structured proforma. All the
smears … Premalignant and malignant lesions of cervix can be diagnosed easily by Pap smears…

… women with cervical neoplasia in the screening procedure and is expressed as the proportion
(percent) of women with cervical neoplasia that had a “positive” pap smear. Sensitivity …

… This study was conducted on 300 Pap smears prepared from patients presenting with …
and cervix was visualized. The longer projection of the Ayre's spatula was placed in the cervix …

… of the incidence of cervical cancer, in our set up. … PAP smear study and follow up at 31
years and above. There are various screening test for cervical cancer like Pap smear, liquid Pap …

… A Pap smear was used for all women to screen for cervical cancer. The smear was obtained
using an … Women who had visible malignant cervical lesions were excluded from the study. …

… , the `Pap smear' is … Pap smear as a screen for cervical cancer in the late 1940s, and to
tinker both in and far beyond the diagnostic laboratory for over 50 years to make the Pap smear `fit…

… cervical cancer. For the last 50 years, cervical cytology has provided the cornerstone of cervical
… Cytology-based cervical cancer prevention programs have proven to be highly effective …