2014
DOI: 10.17795/nmsjournal22829
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Barriers to Pap-smear Testing From the Viewpoint of Postmenopausal Women in Kashan

Abstract: cervical cancer was the second common cancer in women. It is estimated that 530000 new cases are diagnosed with cervical cancer annually (1). There is a reliable screening test for cervical cancer, so this cancer is one of the most predictable and preventable types of cancers (2). Studies showed that women face many obstacles to perform Pap smear test at standard intervals. These obstacles include lack of knowledge, religious beliefs, fatalism, fear, embarrassment and lack of trust in the interpreters (3). Com… Show more

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