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einkum íslenskar konur, eiga allt að vinna með
leitarstarfinu og vísindalegum rannsóknum
tengdum þvi. Öflugur og skipulegur stuðningur
lækna við leitina er meginforsenda þess, að við
verðum áfram í hópi þeirra, sem státa af bestum
árangri við að draga úr dauðsföllum kvenna á
besta aldri úr leghálskrabbameini.
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