Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, cure, and prevention of disease can occur. - Michael J. Fox A medieval torture device...also known as a speculum, used in modern day pap-smears I've never met a woman who has enjoyed getting her pap-smear. Personally, in the list of things that I hate to do with my life, a pap-smear is right near the top, along with killing spiders and visiting the dentist. Even so

Ladies, January is nationally recognized as Cervical Health Awareness Month, so let's have a frank discussion. Cervical cancer is one of the 6 types of gynecological cancers. It is the easiest one to prevent and is very curable when treated early. It affects about 12,000 women in the US each year, mostly women over 30 years old. Most cervical cancers are caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which is a sexually transmitted virus, that most of us will get at some point of our