Pre-Conception: Pap Test and HPV Testing. A Pap test is used to screen a woman's cervix (the opening to the uterus) for cancer, pre-cancerous changes, inflammation, and some sexually transmitted diseases. HPV testing detects the high-risk types of the human papillomavirus, which increase a woman's risk of cervical cancer.
the gist. : the general or basic meaning of something said or written â usually + of. The gist of her argument was that the law was unfair. I didn't read the whole article, but I got the gist of it.
Although the generally accepted definition of pediatric GIST is a tumor that is diagnosed at the age of 18 years or younger, pediatric-type GISTs can be seen in adults, which affects risk assessment, the role of lymph node resection, and choice of therapy.ISTs are tumors of connective tissue, i.e. sarcomas; unlike most gastrointestinal tumors, they are non epithelial. About 70% occur in the stomach, 20% in the small intestine and less than 10% in the esophagus.