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If i had a pap smear a year ago could i have cervical cancer?

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Not likely: If the pap was negative, it is unlikely that you would develop cancer within the year. The recommendations of a pap every year are based on the odds of changes occurring over that time frame.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 9/14/2017

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Help so worried I have cervical cancer. Last year I had a normal Pap smear. The past two mildly abnormal. Now I have irregular vaginal bleeding between period but same amount of blood as my period. Pelvic pain. Normal trans vag us.25 years old?

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How long does cervical cancer take to develop? Last pap smear 3 years ago

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I have read that if you have 3 normal paps smears in a row, you can go every 5 years for a paps.. is this true? If so, would that catch cancer or would too much time have passed? Dont uterine and cervical cancer spread quickly?

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