Filling a Pap gap. (Cancer).Every year more than 2 million American women find themselves in medical purgatory. Their Pap tests detect abnormalities, but laboratories can't tell whether it is an early sign of cervical cancer Cervical Cancer Definition Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. . Now the American Medical Women's Association is recommending that these women be tested for the human papillomavirus human papillomavirus (HPV), any of a family of more than 60 viruses that cause various growths, including plantar warts and genital warts, a sexually transmitted disease. Detectable warts can be or removed, usually by chemicals, freezing, or laser, but often recur. , some strains of which have been shown to cause 95% of all cases of cervical cancer. An HPV HPV human papillomavirus. HPV abbr. human papilloma virus Human papilloma virus (HPV) test shouldn't replace more thorough follow-up treatments with your doctor, but it can help rule out the likelihood of cervical cancer more quickly, said Barbara Shagawat of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
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