This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. Smear test. Nurse holding a smear test sample pot and a document containing th

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This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. Smear test. Nurse holding a smear test sample pot and a document containing the patient information accompanying the sample. The pot contains cells sampled from a patient's cervix (neck of the womb) and will be sent to a laboratory for examination. Abnormal cells may indicate cervical abnormalities or cancer. Cervical cancer is almost 100 per cent curable when detected early.

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