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How pap smears could detect ovarian, uterine cancer

The cervical fluid collected during a Pap smear can contain cells, including cancer cells, that have been shed from the ovaries or the lining of the uterus.

 

Pap smear tests, which screen for cervical cancer, may help identify ovarian and uterine cancer as well, a new study suggests.

 

That's because the cervical fluid collected during a Pap smear can contain cells, including cancer cells, that have been shed from the ovaries or endometrium (the lining of the uterus). During the study, researchers developed a test to look for genetic markers of ovarian and endometrial cancers that were present in the cervical fluid. (The new test requires cervical fluid from a Pap smear, but analyzes it in a different way than does the test for cervical cancer.)

 

Among women already known to have these cancers, the test correctly identified 100 percent of endometrial cancers, and 41 percent of ovarian cancers. Fourteen healthy women also had the test, and none were identify as having cancer.