Scientists, according to an article in the NYT, say the pap smear is getting pwned by a new DNA test so thoroughly that its days may be numbered.
Pap smears, which have been routine since, have long been despised as invasive and creepy by women everywhere.
The Papanicolaou test screens for cancerous growths and is generally recommended that females who have had sex seek regular.
The study is “another nail in the coffin” for Pap smears, Dr. Paul D. Blumenthal is quoted in the article as saying.
1 comments:
The end of the pap smear is bittersweet for me; while it is a bit uncomfortable, a doc can tell so much just from the procedure, not just the tests for cancer. I would take the pap anyday over just collecting samples of blood.
April 7, 2009 at 5:08 PMPost a Comment