by Erin Blakemore “The Cancer Detectives,”a new American Experience documentary on PBS, tracks the fascinating and surprisingly frustrating backstory of the Pap smear, a cervical cancer screening test that’s now routine but was once anything but. The film takes viewers back to the days before Pap smears, a time when cervical cancer was rightfully fearedContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: A cancer breakthrough and the heroes behind it get spotlight in new show”