While perhaps not a favorite subject, and not a favorite appointment for many patients, is a women’s health screening exam. Although widely regarded as a necessary but unpleasant life experience, the Papanicolaou test (or Pap) and regular annual checkups have demonstrated effectiveness in dramatically reducing rates of cervical cancer, a potentially fatal disease process.
Fortunately many advancements in medical science have greatly improved early detection, and even prevention of this deadly disease. As January is…
