Two influential medical groups say that by having Pap smears in combination with the human papillomavirus (HPV) test, many women can safely go five years between cervical cancer screenings.For generations of women, it's been an ingrained medical ritual: Get a Pap test every year. Now two influential groups of medical experts say that having cervical cancer screening once a year is not necessary and, in fact, should be discouraged.
New Guidelines Discourage Annual Pap Tests
By Shari Roan, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times
Wed, 03/14/2012 - 5:36pm
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