because there is less mucus and debris as well as thinner and more uniform distribution of cells. Photo courtesy of Roche Image Analysis Systems, Elon College, North Carolina. Figure 4. Pap smear ...

According to Galup, ThinPrep's method of collection keeps the collected cells from drying out, which results in a more uniform, debris-free ... accept conventional pap smears," Galup says.

Cervical cancer screening is one of the best success stories in health care. Since the 1970s, the death rate from cervical ...

One of the most effective ways to prevent cervical cancer is through a Pap smear test—a simple yet powerful screening tool ...

A Pap smear, which is also called a Pap test, checks for changes in cervical or vaginal cells that could develop into cancer over time. During the procedure, a health care provider gently scrapes ...