More women should get regular pap smears—the death rate for cervical cancer dropped by 50% between 1975 and 2016, and a big part of that is because better screening has resulted in earlier detection. https://www-m.cnn.com/2019/05/13/health/george-papanicolaou-google-doodle-trnd/index.html?r=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F …
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Cervical cancer is usually caused by HPV. Almost everyone has HPV—80% of women will get at least one type of HPV in their lifetimes. If you have had only *one* sexual partner, your odds of contracting it are still around 30%. No STD screens test for it.
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Cervical cancer is slow-moving and easily treatable when detected in its early stages. Planned Parenthood does pap smears, colposcopies/biopsies, and LEEP (treatment for mild abnormal cells), often at little to no cost (!!).
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In conclusion, Georgios Papanikolaou was a cool dude. Get your annual pap smear!
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