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Can a pap smear diagnose cancer beyond the cervix or does it only check for "cervical cancer"?
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It could: Although it is a screwing test for cervical cancer,on rare occasions abnormal cells in smear could signal a cancer in the endometrium
Answered 9/29/2016
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