What Doctors Don't Tell YouSmoking and alcohol may be major causes of the skin complaint psoriasis. Smoking seems more likely to trigger it in women, whereas alcohol is more likely to be the cause in men. ...
Regular screening of women at low risk of developing cervical cancer is a waste of money and resources, researchers believe.
Subjecting women with mildly abnormal cervical smear test results to an immediate colposcopy examination is no more effective than simple observation (The Lancet, 10 July 1993).
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The Ayre's spatula, which is widely used in the collection of samples for Pap smears, is the least effective of the major devices used for Pap smear collection, according to a review of 39 smear t ...
US health authorities are spending too much time and money scheduling Pap smears for women who have had a hysterectomy. ...
