Important role of papanicolau (Pap) smear in cervical cancer screening in a tertiary care hospital

摘要

This study was conducted in Bhaskar General Hospital where the women attending the Gynaec outpatient are mostly from the lower Socio Economic group. 339 women were examined by Pap smear from January 2011 to December 2012. The Pap smear exam is a very useful test to diagnose neoplastic lesions of the cervix and Cancer cervix is a very common disease in India, especially in the multiparous & in women of low Socio-economic group.