No more pap smears?

F.D.A. Panel Recommends Replacement for the Pap Test

By Andrew Pollack

March 12, 2014

The Pap test, a ritual for women that has been the mainstay of cervical cancer prevention for 60 years, may be about to play a less crucial role.

A federal advisory committee recommended unanimously on Wednesday that a DNA test developed by Roche be approved for use as a primary screening tool.