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REVIEW ARTICLE - Cancer of the cervix - from bleak past to bright future; a review, with an emphasis on cancer of the cervix in malaysia Nor Hayati Othman Abstract Cancer of the cervix has the potential to be eradicated since the initiating cause is known. There was not much known about this cancer until the time of the Renaissance. In Malaysia, it is the second most common cancer among females after breast cancer. The strategies on prevention in this country are still not optimal. This article highlights the problems and also discusses the pathogenesis of this disease. The key to prevention is screening and the future is the era of molecular pap smear. Keywords Cancer of the cervix, cancer cervix in Malaysia, screening for cancer cervix, molecular pap smear

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