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Preview- It is obvious that, cancer screening Pap smear (i.e., papanicolaou smear) for cervical (i.e., cervicalis) cancer, mammogram for bosom cancer, colposcope for the diagnosis and treatment of pre-invasive cancer of the cervix. Pap smear is a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix for examination under a microscope. It is used to detect cancer and changes that may lead to cancer. A Pap smear can also show conditions, such as infection or inflammation, that are not cancer. Also called Pap test (i.e., papanicolaou smear test) and Papanicolaou test. Cervical, relating to the neck (i.e., cervix, or collum), or to the neck of any organ or structure. Cervical lymph nodes are located in the neck. Cervical cancer refers to cancer of the uterine cervix, which is the lower, narrow end (the neck ) of the uterus. Invasive cancer, cancer that has spread beyond the layer (i.e., panniculus) of tissue in which it developed and is growing into surrounding, healthy tissues. Also called infiltrating cancer. Screening, checking for disease when there are no symptoms. Since screening may find diseases at an early stage, there may be a better chance of curing the disease. Examples of cancer screening tests are the mammogram (breast (i.e., mamma, or teat)), colonoscopy (i.e., coloscopy) (colon), and the Pap test and HPV test (cervix). Screening can also include checking for a person`s risk of developing an inherited disease by doing a genetic test. Diagnosis is the process (i.e., processus) of identifying a disease, such as cancer, from its signs and symptoms. Cervical cancer, cancer that forms in tissues of the cervix (the organ connecting the uterus and vagina). It is usually a slow-growing cancer that may not have symptoms but can be found with regular Pap tests (a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix and looked at under a microscope). Cervical cancer is almost always caused by human papillomavirus (i.e., papilloma virus) (HPV) infection. PAP is an enzyme (i.e., organic catalyst) produced by the prostate (i.e., prostata, or glandula prostatica). It may be found in increased amounts in men who have prostate cancer. Also called prostatic acid phosphatase. Mammogram is an x-ray (i.e., radiograph, or roentgen ray) of the breast. Breast, glandular (i.e., glandulous) organ located on the chest (i.e., pectus). The breast is made up of connective tissue (i.e., interstitial tissue, or supporting tissue), fat, and breast tissue that contains the glands that can make milk (i.e., strip, or lac). Also called mammary gland (i.e., glandula mammaria, or lactiferous gland).
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