CERVICAL CANCER
THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST PREVENTABLE CANCERS, AND TESTING FOR CHANGES IN THE CERVIX IS EASILY PERFORMED.
EVERY YEAR ~ 140 WOMEN IN ONTARIO DIE FROM CERVICAL CANCER
EVERY YEAR ~ 140 WOMEN IN ONTARIO DIE FROM CERVICAL CANCER
HOW IS SCREENING PERFORMED?
A Pap test is done in a doctor or nurse practitioner's office.
An instrument, called a speculum, is gently inserted in your vagina so your cervix can be seen. Cells are taken from the cervix and are sent to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope.
Some women may find the Pap test uncomfortable or embarrassing but it only takes a few minutes and could save your life.
An instrument, called a speculum, is gently inserted in your vagina so your cervix can be seen. Cells are taken from the cervix and are sent to a laboratory to be examined under a microscope.
Some women may find the Pap test uncomfortable or embarrassing but it only takes a few minutes and could save your life.
INFORMATION AND PICTURE TAKEN FROM MINISTRY OF HEALTH WEBSITE AT http://health.gov.on.ca/en/public/programs/cervicalcancer/screening.aspx. ACCESSED DECEMBER 25, 2013