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Pap smear: Cervical screening remains taboo in Turkey - HEALTH

Pap smear: Cervical screening remains taboo in Turkey

Selina Bieber

A common sentence uttered between females in their conversations on health, daily life and the “musts” which a woman must tick off to remain in full heath… In Australia, ads initiated by the Ministry of Health or local governments reminding women to have a pap smear can be seen on the back of public toilet doors in a bid to increase the level of awareness of the importance of these check-ups because they are key in preventing the escalation of cervical cancer and preventable deaths at the hands of the disease. The answer to this question is usually “No I haven’t, but I know I must.”

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