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Health news
Pap smears detect cancer early
The Health Center warns
that women should not
neglect getting the test
By Sarah Skidmore
Oregon Daily Emerald
Although the pap smear is the
primary tool to detect cervical
cancer, it is an often ignored
health exam by college-age
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women. Given the age and possi
ble sexual behavior of this group,
pap smears are imperative, said
Dr. Gerald Fleischli of the Uni
versity Student Health Center.
Women who are or have been
sexually active or who are 18 or
older should have pap smears
annually to detect signs of cervi
cal cancer, according to the
American Cancer Society.
While the number of cases of
cervical cancer reported are at
the lowest level yet, the society
still estimates that 13,700 cases
of invasive cervical cancer will
be diagnosed in 1998.
"The major reason that num
ber is still there is because of
women not getting pap smears,”
Fleischli said.
Pap tests can detect signs of
cervical cancer. Because the
symptoms of cervical cancer,
such as abnormal vaginal bleed
ing or spotting and abnormal
vaginal discharge, are not evi
dent until the late stages of the
cancer’s manifestation, early de
tection is recommended by the
cancer society.
Risk factors for cervical cancer
include: Human Papilloma Virus
(HPV) infection, smoking, HIV
infection and poor nutrition, ac
cording to the cancer society.
To reduce these risks of cervi
cal cancer, the cancer society rec
ommends delaying sexual inter
course if women are young,
using protection during sex to
avoid contracting HIV or HPV,
not smoking and having regular
pap tests to detect HPV and pre
cancers.
Most cases of invasive cervical
More information
WHERE TO GO
Student Health Center: 346-4441
Women’s Clinic ar Peace Health:
687-6282
Pacific Women's Center:
342-8616
WHO NEEDS A PAP SMEAR
Any woman who is or ever has
been sexually active
Any woman 18 years or older
Any woman who has the follow
ing high-risk factors: HPV or HIV
infection, smoking or poor diet
cancer are found in women who
have not had regular pap tests,
according to the cancer society.
Many women do not know they
need a pap smear, feel nervous
about the exam or are unaware of
the procedure, Fleischli said.
“A lot of women don’t know
what a pap smear entails,” he
said.
A pap smear is a procedure
that can be performed by many
types of health care profession
als. Typically, it is one part of an
annual pelvic exam.
For a pap smear test, a specu
lum is inserted to keep the vagi
na open so that the cervix can be
seen clearly. A sample of the
cells is then collected from the
inner part of the cervix and typi
cally placed on a slide. Lab tech
nicians or physicians examine
the sample for any signs of pre
cancerous or cancerous cells, ac
cording to the cancer society.
“It is important that people
know that they need pap tests
done,” Fleischli said.
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