Hashime Murayama's skill as an illustrator was one of the reasons why the Pap smear is used in today's cervical cancer screenings.
Because of his ethnicity, he was arrested & detained in Ellis Island after Pearl Harbor was bombed.
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Renowned science illustrator Hashime Murayama's attention to detail saved lives.
Today is National Cancer Survivors Day.
Some history in cervical cancer.
Once upon a time, cervical cancer was the #1 cause of death in women.
The pap smear was invented by George Papanicolau in 1941. It is used to identify abnormal cells under a microscope.
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