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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

Marfisee’s own survey of the mission’s female residents found that nearly 90% were not up to date on recommended cancer screenings like mammograms and pap smears, which detect early cervical cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 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

Even so, women who test positive for HPV still need to follow up with a pap smear afterwards — which is where products like Methica CC, developed by the Netherlands-based CC Diagnostics, come in.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2025

I was eating pap ’n vleis out of the same bowl with George and Florah.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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