UPDATED 18:03 PM EST, January 3, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Many women don't need to be screened for cervical cancer after a hysterectomy, but a new study says most get the test anyway.
A government survey released Thursday shows about 60 percent of women with hysterectomies recently had a Pap test.
For years, experts have said there's no need to screen women who had a total hysterectomy for reasons other than cancer. A total hysterectomy removes the uterus and cervix.
