How Does Pap Smear Detect Cervical Cancer: A deadly disease like cervical cancer can be completely eliminated at the first stage. But this is possible only if you identify it on time, which can only be done with the help of a Pap test.

How To Detect Cervical Cancer  : Cervical cancer causes the death of thousands of women every year. The World Health Organization has also described it as the fourth most common and deadly cancer in women. According to data from the National Institute of Health, 6-29% of the total cancer deaths in women in India are from cervical cancer.

In such a situation, to prevent this, it is necessary to do the necessary tests from time to time keeping in mind its symptoms. Pap test is the first test to identify cervical cancer. With the help of which many times this deadly cancer is identified at the first stage. How this test is done, what age women should get this test, here you can know in detail-

What is a Pap test?

Pap test is also called pap smear. This is a routine screening procedure to detect cervical cancer. This test is done to detect cancer cells growing in the cervix.

How is a Pap test performed?

In this test, cells are gently scraped from the cervix and the changes in it are examined. This test is done in the doctor's lab. It may be a little uncomfortable, but in the long run it does not cause any pain.

Do you need a Pap test?

According to the American Cancer Society, every woman after the age of 25 must have a Pap test once every 5 years. So that you can detect a disease like cancer in time. Apart from this, this routine test proves to be very helpful for sexually active women.

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