In 2012 we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of George N. Papanikolaou, one of the greatest medical scientists of the 20th century. Papanikolaou invented the famous "pap-test," a test which detects uterine cancer in the early stages and which has saved the lives of millions of women worldwide.
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July 27, 2012