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Pap smears look for cervical cancer by checking for abnormal cells in the cervix that could become cancerous.—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 27 Oct. 2025 Daviet died of cardiorespiratory failure with signs of asphyxiation and cervical compression, according to the police prosecutor’s statement.—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 But the real kicker is that understanding how CRPV worked in rabbits helped scientists figure out how certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV) cause cervical cancer.—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2025 And at least three other staff members have had other types of cancer, including throat and cervical.—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cervical
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