Georgios Papanikolaou

Description: (Physician, Oncologist)
Georgios Papanikolaou was a Greek physician who was a pioneer in early cancer detection. He reported that uterine cancer cells could be detected in vaginal smears as early as 1928, but his work did not receive much attention until the 1940s. He invented the Papanicolaou test, commonly known as the Pap smear or Pap test for cervical screening.  

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Birthday May 13, 1883 (Taurus)
Born In Kymi
Died on February 19, 1962
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