289:, on 11 April 1928, but it is unlikely that Papanikolaou was aware of it. Moreover, the two techniques are different in their design according to Diamantis et al. Even though Babeș preceded Papanikolaou, the design of the Pap test belongs to Papanikolaou. This breakthrough in cervical cancer diagnosis has saved the lives of over 6 million women.
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believe that Babeș was the true pioneer in the cytologic diagnosis of cervical cancer. He discovered that if a platinum loop was used to collect cells from a cervix, and the cells were then dried on a slide and stained, it could be determined if cancer cells were present. This was the first
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It is said that Babeș was very aware of the great international reputation that
Papanikolaou had gained in contrast to his own. In a spirit of recognition and fairness, Romania refers to cervical testing as "Méthode Babeș–Papanicolaou" in honor of Babeș.
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screening test to diagnose cervical and uterine cancer. Babeș presented his findings to the
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and became an acclaimed opera singer. Babeș was 75 years old when he died in
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