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Is a pap smear enough to diagnose cervical cancer, or is biopsy necessary?
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Depends: Pap smear is usually a screening tool that if abnormal prompts one to do a colposcopy with biopsy to definitively diagnose cervical cancer. Although ca in situ can be seen initially with a pap smear.
Answered 7/12/2013
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