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My doctor said she saw a small white lesion while doing my pap smear could that mean i have cancer?

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Needs work up: It could be nothing , don't worry. Your doctor may observe or do immediate biopsy follow your doctor's advice.

Answered 9/28/2016

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Doctors in this app told me should be do pap smear for anal warts hpv , im just live in a homophobic country and these tests not exist , and i don't know what can i do ? just waiting a cancer and death ??

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My pap smear came bback abnormal. It was positive for hpv. I also had a colposcopy done and my doctor said there were a lot of abnormalties, what could be my results? Is there a good chance I have cervical cancer?

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I went for routine pap smear and for the first tine it was really sore. The doctor said my cervic is inflamed. On the screen I also noticed a solid mass. My follow up appointment is tomorrow. Can this be cancer?

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I had a Pap smear November 2018. It was clear. Ive missed my period almost 2 months now. Had a transvaginal ultrasound show cyst rupture recently, but everything else was fine my doctor said. Could cancer grow in a year from last Pap smear?

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