My sister just passed away on Tuesday, she had cervical cancer and found out in November and doctors said it was too advanced. She was only 45 years old and she went to the gyn every year for her pap smear. So where did they go wrong or how come it wasn't detected? She was very health consious.
Please help me understand, I say this is not fair!!!!
2007-03-09 08:15:27 · 2 answers · asked by Meche 5 in Health ➔ Women's Health
That's unusual, and if her gynecologist and the lab where the test was done are not currently thinking "I wonder if I'm going to get sued over this" I'd be very surprised.
I'm terribly sorry for your loss... and I don't have a good answer for you. It could well be that the lab screwed up, or that the sample wasn't taken properly. The false negative rate for Pap tests ranges from 5-10% at some labs. Or she could have had a highly invasive and fast-spreading cancer that wasn't detectable during the Pap but took hold and metastasized afterwards.
2007-03-09 08:24:07 · answer #1 · answered by MissA 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm so sorry for your loss. Life often makes us wonder why things like this happen. I pray that you will find some comfort in your memories. I don't know much about cervical cancer, but perhaps this website could offer some insight:
http://pubs.acs.org/hotartcl/mdd/00/jul/thomas.html
Take care.
2007-03-09 08:25:10 · answer #2 · answered by Laneymom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋