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[pap] / pæp /


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In 2017, Australia was one of the first countries to transition from a pap smear to a more sensitive HPV-based cervical screening, which is only required every five years.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Some of them have been feeding on spoon-fed pap by the rich and powerful for so long that — as A.J.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2025

With a clear mammogram, ultrasound and pap smear, Munn’s cancer could’ve been among the estimated 20% that go undetected, according to the National Cancer Institute.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025

Kaitlin Bonfiglio, who avoided pap smears for over a decade due to pain from her pelvic floor dysfunction, was so astonished when her doctor offered her an at-home test that she actually cried.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

My mother would order me to nip their prickly wings while she cooked pap.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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