CDC (US Centers for Disease Control) puts focus on unnecessary Pap smears in US
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are claiming that vast numbers of Pap smear tests carried out in the US are unnecessary. A CDC-compiled study published in the August issue of Obstetrics and Gynaecology contends that hundred of millions of dollars are being wasted on millions of needless smear tests.