Smear test for cervival cancer
- Created by: Paige1318
- Created on: 23-11-17 10:08
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- Smear test for cervical cancer
- Woman between 25-64
- Client undress from waist down and lie on table with legs open
- Doctor/nurse will use an instrument called speculum and insert it into the vagina
- Speculum holds walls of the vagina open so cervix can be seen
- A small brush- like instrument will be used to gently collect some cells from the surface of the cervix
- Cell sample sent to a laboratory for analysis
- A small brush- like instrument will be used to gently collect some cells from the surface of the cervix
- Speculum holds walls of the vagina open so cervix can be seen
- Doctor/nurse will use an instrument called speculum and insert it into the vagina
- Looks for abnormal cell changes
- Positive result is abnormal cell changes and/ or HPV
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