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Worried that i might have cervical cancer. how would i test for this?
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Pap smear: A pap smear, although a screening test, is a very good way to screen for cervical cancer. Some physicians also take biopsies or tissue samples from the cervix, to be examined by a pathologist.
Answered 12/11/2015
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