>
> Kelly,
> This is where I got the article, I wish they would post more specific
> sources, sorry about that.
>
> kim
>
> HEALTH TIPS - Friday, December 10, 1999
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> PAP TEST MAY VANISH DUE TO LAWSUITS
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> The Pap test for cervical cancer could become history because
> of overzealous law suits, doctors predict. At the interim
> meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates,
> physicians asked for a study on the issues raised by the use
> of the Pap smear as a screening tool, noting that some doctors
> are reluctant to perform the test due to increasing legal
> action. AMA board of trustees chairman Dr. Ted Lewers says,
> "Since its inception more than 50 years ago, the Pap smear has
> consistently demonstrated a reduction in the number of cancer
> deaths among women." However, adds the Easton, Md., physician,
> "failing to recognize that no test is 100 percent accurate,
> some jurisdictions are holding that a false negative is
> conclusive evidence of substandard care." In requesting study
> of the scientific data about the Pap test, Dr. John McMahon
> of Helena, Mont., told the delegates, "We have to tell the
> public that we are not perfect, that our tests are not perfect
> and that our technology is not perfect."
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: kelley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: STUDIES IN WOMEN AND ENVIRONMENT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 12, 1999 12:10 PM
> Subject: Re: PAP TEST MAY VANISH DUE TO LAWSUITS
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> > source? sometimes these things are awful jokes and pranks. so you
should
> > try to source them for people so we can check them out. the one going
> > around about antiperspirants and breast cancer is a two year old prank
> > --still circulating!
> >
> > best,
> > kelley
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