Pap smear test

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf diagnosis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Pap_test
gptkbp:analyzes microscopy
gptkbp:category gynecological test
gptkbp:combines HPV test
gptkbp:detects gptkb:cancer
precancerous changes in cervix
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:frequency every 3 years
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pap smear test
gptkbp:introducedIn 1940s
gptkbp:limitation false negatives possible
not a test for ovarian cancer
not a test for uterine cancer
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Georgios_Papanikolaou
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:physician
gptkbp:processor cells collected from cervix
gptkbp:recommendation women aged 21-65
gptkbp:reduces cervical cancer death
gptkbp:type cervical cells
gptkbp:usedFor cervical cancer screening
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cervix
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5