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Debate Growing About Recommendations For Women's Health

Written by Christina Heller

Story Created: Nov 20, 2009 at 12:03 PM PST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 6:05 PM PST

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the debate over just when women should start getting regular mammograms to detect breast cancer, a new debate could be brewing about Pap smears.

New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years, instead of
annually, to catch cervical cancer.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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