A woman needs to undergo a Pap test to early diagnose cervical cancer. As per the medical experts, cervical cancer takes its due course of time to get detected, and henceforth, women should take Pap test every three years.

In order to control the spiraling rate for cervical cancer, the Health Service Department, as well as the Laboratory Service Department and the Information Technology Department, Ministry of Health have established the National Pap Smear Registry to keep a track on the number of tests.

Though medical experts have already warned active smoking as the potential cause of cervical cancer, passive smoking has been viewed as probable cause of increasing the risk of cervical cancer in women.

As per the study conducted by Dr. Kristy K. Ward, of the University of California San Diego, "Women who report exposure to second-hand smoke are more likely to have an abnormal Pap test than women who do not report exposure to second-hand smoke".

Responding to the study, Ward claimed that cancer boosting element in tobacco causes an abnormal change in the genetic pattern of cells.

Since there is insufficient proof supporting that study, more probe need to be done on order to establish any conclusive result pertaining to the cervical cancer.