Little benefit to Pap smears for women under 25, study shows

Updated November 3 2016 - 11:08am, first published October 17 2016 - 6:00am
A pathologist analyses an abnormal Pap smear. Photo: Eamon Gallagher
A pathologist analyses an abnormal Pap smear. Photo: Eamon Gallagher

Women under the age of 25 gain little benefit from Pap smears according to a study that supports the federal government's decision to scrap cervical screening in younger women.

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