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Pap smears
Greek doctor Georgios Papanicolaou
Category
Martenal care
Country
Greece
Description
Cervical cancer used to be the leading cause of death in women, and now it’s number 14. In 1927, Greek doctor Georgios Papanicolaou discovered that cancer could be detected by inspecting cervical cells under a microscope. The procedure to collect these cells became known as the Pap smear, and by the 1950s, annual screenings became routine. The result? Cervical cancer cases plummeted from 37 cases per 100,000 women to about 7.5 cases per 100,000 women — and continue to decline