Well, I heard a story this week about a woman who got cervical cancer and had to have here womb and ovaries removed so I thought I'd remind any women watching to get a Pap smear! Yay! Woo Hoo, cervical smear are exciting! You should all get one!
They aren't that exciting...I know, I know, they aren't pleasant...in fact...pretty unpleasant. But since cervical cancer accounts for 5% of cancers worldwide...get it done! And any blokes reading...pester. Remember it'll be a practice nurse who does and they do MILLIONS.
Factoid - "Pap" is shortened from Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV is the cause of cervical cancer, found in like 99.5% of cases. Certain strains (16, 18, 31, 32) are oncogenic...ie the cause cancer. HPV also causes warts...super.
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3 comments:
Is there a male equivalent?
I guess...you could get your prostate checked...you know what that means dave...finger up the bum.
I could come over now dave?? ha ha
haha....incidently - i really like the blog pat keep it up
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