Abnormal pap smears : what every woman needs to know /

Rushing, Lynda, 1957-

Abnormal pap smears : what every woman needs to know / Lynda Rushing and Nancy Joste. - Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2001. - 274 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents
1. Cervical Cancer and Human Papillomaviruses: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

2. Pap Smears 101

3. How to Read Your Pap Smear Report

4. Follow-up and Treatment of Abnormal Pap Smears: What You Can Expect

5. The Problem Pap Smear

6. Cervical Cancer: Dealing with the Diagnosis

7. Women's Stories

8. Obtaining an Optimal Pap Smear Result

9. The New Technologies: A Better Pap Smear?

10. Lifestyle and Cervical Cancer Prevention

11. New Directions in Cervical Cancer Prevention

12. Your Turn: Frequently Asked Questions About Pap Smears

13. Understanding Your Abnormal Pap Smear

14. Questions for Your Doctor.


1573929298 (pbk. : alk. paper)


Pap test.
Cervix uteri--Cancer--Diagnosis.
Cervix uteri--Cancer--Prevention.
Women--Diseases--Prevention.
Consumer education.

WP 141 R953a 2001