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Let’s Have a Little Chat About Cervical Cancer Screenings

Cervical cancer screenings (aka Pap tests or Pap smears) aren’t the most comfortable thing to talk about. (And frankly, the screenings themselves are sometimes a little uncomfortable, too.) But for…

Dr. Nuria Lopez-PajaresJanuary 11, 2023

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Why It’s Important for Children to Get the HPV Vaccine

If you could vaccinate your child to prevent cancer, you would, right? That’s exactly what the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine offers. I spoke to Independence Medical Director and board-certified pediatrician…

Rebecca FinkelJanuary 6, 2020

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How Pap Tests Save Lives

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month and a good time to tip our hats to an innovation in cancer prevention that’s been saving lives since the 1940s: the Pap test.…

Dr. Andres Ramos, M.D.January 16, 2018

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