Question

Sarah was told that her Pap smear detected evidence of cervical cancer. Further diagnostic testing indicated she did not have cancer. Her initial screening result is an example of which of the following

Answer 1

Sarah's initial Pap smear result detecting evidence of cervical cancer is a false positive.

Step-by-step explanation:

Sarah's initial Pap smear result detected evidence of cervical cancer, but further diagnostic testing indicated that she did not have cancer. This is an example of a false positive result. A false positive result occurs when a screening test shows that a person has a condition or disease when they do not actually have it. In this case, the initial Pap smear result indicated cancer, but the follow-up testing showed that there was no cancer present.