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True or false?A Pap smear is a test for cancer.
False
A Pap smear detects abnormalcervical cell changes. They can thenbe monitored, and if needed treated,before they have a chance toprogress to cervical cancer.
True or false?The biggest risk factor for cervicalcancer is not having regular Papsmears.
True
3 out of every 4 women who developcervical cancer have either never hada Pap smear or do not have regularPap smears.
True or false?HPV vaccinated women still need tohave regular Pap smears.
True
The HPV vaccine does not protectagainst all types of HPV that cancause cervical cancer. This is why itis important for HPV vaccinatedwomen to continue to have regularPap smears.
True or false?
Cervical cancer is one of the mostpreventable of all cancers.
True
Having regular Pap smears is yourbest protection against cervicalcancer.
All women aged 18-69 years, thathave ever been sexually active,should have regular Pap smearsevery two years.
Contact the WA Cervical Cancer Prevention Programon 13 15 56 to find out more.