31.   Two other tests are computerized systems designed to rescreen normal Pap smears to see whether abnormal cells were missed by laboratory technicians.

32.   Traditional microscopic detection of abnormal cells relies on the eye of the technician to spot cellular anomalies.

33.   When the test shows some abnormal cell changes of undetermined significance, a repeat Pap test is advisable in three to six months.

34.   Abnormal cells revealed by Pap smears can be removed before they become malignant.

35.   Abnormal cells in breast fluid may predict risk for breast cancer,

36.   He said older studies involved too few women, and showed the test only detected the type of abnormal cells that most likely would not become cancerous.

37.   It does not hunt for actual tumors but can detect abnormal cells that may signal precancerous changes.

38.   Studies show this test typically can better identify abnormal cells than the conventional Pap test.

39.   This linkage, in turn, causes abnormal cell growth that can lead to lung cancer.

40.   Tumor suppressor genes halt abnormal cell growth.