CAP Public Interest - Importance of Pap Smears in the... -
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Published on: 10/8/1998
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Dr. Cavazos and Mario S. Gonzalez , MD , a Miami-based pathologist , are eager to dispel some of the Hispanic cultural barriers and misperceptions about cervical cancer and the Pap test.
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For instance , says Dr. Gonzalez , many Latinas don't want the results of their Pap smear because they believe that cervical cancer is a death sentence.The best news about the Pap smear is that it can prevent cervical cancer by finding early changes before they turn into cancer.It's a tragedy , but we find that four out of five women who die of cervical cancer haven't had a Pap test in five years or more..