Wouldn’t a pap smear be more effective?
File this one under “Not the way I would have gone about it, but hey, whatever works”. According to an article released by the UPI, a cow ramming a Scottish woman’s stomach led to a cervical cancer diagnosis. Here’s the full article:
A Scottish woman said she is glad a cow rammed its head into her stomach because the injury prompted an examination that revealed she had cancer. Linlithgow, Scotland, resident Sarah Kerr, 32, was in a pasture feeling stomach pain she blamed on indigestion when a cow head-butted her in the abdomen, the Edinburgh (Scotland) Evening News reported Wednesday. Kerr said she was surprised to learn the stomach pain she felt prior to the blow from the cow was caused by cervical cancer, the report said.
“If it hadn’t been for that accident with the cow I don’t know what would have happened,” she said.
It is reported if Kerr had waited any longer to treat the cancer, the disease would have likely spread to a highly dangerous level.
The more conventional way of discovering cervical cancer, of course, is through a pap smear which is typically included in a gynecological exam. Wesleyan students may schedule an appointment during the academic year for a sexual health visit with Health Services by calling 860.685.2470.
