However, in http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/u/uterine_cancer/intro.htm show that uterine cancer can be test by pap smear. So any comments ? (Sorry not to offend you but I just want to clear my confuse only)
What you saw was this izit?
"Diagnostic Tests for Uterine Cancer
# Physical exam
# Pelvic exam
# Pap smear "


Personally, I'm surprised to see that stated there!
Why?

1. It has been studied that pap smear's "diagnostic sensitivity is
highest (BEST) for (detecting cervical cancer) invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma and
lowest (not reliable) for diagnosis of (uterine cancer) endometrial adenocarcinoma."
- taken from a research paper published in 2000 Diagnostic Cytopathology.

So this means that, it is not the screening tool of choice because chances to miss uterine cancer is HIGH.
Since it chances to miss it is HIGH, doctors do not use it on uterine cancer at all -

2. Uterine cancer (endometrial cancer) means that the endometrium (cells) is the lining of the uterus is cancerous.
This sits far above the cervix.
Logically,
a Pap smear doesn't test it
It was designed to look for the cervical cells.
Unless like i said in the previous post, it is a large huge cancer bulk that is shedding its cells into the cervical canal! Then at this time the cancer which would be very very advanced, and it would be very obvious to the doctor that you are having uterine cancer.
This time around, the doctor would have used the ultrasound ( which is less invasive) to look into your abdomen instead of sticking a wooden spatula into your private parts.

The doctor will check for it only when he is suspicious of you developing it.

How to check ? By what exam / test ?

1. Ultrasound of the uterus and the surrounding area

Another questions :
1. Will virgin get uterine cancer ?
Research have shown that people who are obese, smokes, single, never got pregnant before has a higher chance.

2. Will virgin get cervical cancer ?
The risk is lower because they are not exposed to HPV which causes 80-90% of cervical cancers.

I know it's a little but.. oh well..

we respond looking at the level of education of the given situation.
If a nurse coming as a patient and starts using jargon, you'll sure to follow suit.
Here, if some of us starts using jargon, you can ask to what he/she means.
Well, this is a forum, aka 2 way thing. Nobody'll make fun of you! and we would be happy to help.
And, i'm sure at this Google Age, you can type in "define hysterectomy"  " hysterectomy" and pop, your answer is there.

Hence, fireball,
All of us are human beings trying to be the better man. We are constantly learning. We make mistakes. We rectify them. We change.
Anyway, just my 2 cents, please do suggest things a nicer way.. others might be offended easily.
We are trying our best to help, and hope you do the same too. 

In regards to your nurse story, it's very simple. There's no nurses here, not a hospital or clinical scenario, it's a forum where all kinds of people medically inclined and non-medically inclined come to read. So the fact is, the situation here is a PUBLIC forum Hence I believe it would be to the advantage of everyone if medically related people spead words which we can comprehend.
To be honest, there's so many jargons in the posts above that it is almost impossible to search the meaning of each and every word!
Simple conclusion, speak simple, to be heard and understood by everyone. Impressing with jargons shows lack of attention and experience. Dont take it to heart, it's just my 2 cents worth as well

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Added on November 28, 2008, 2:26 amoh yah...
forgot to add,
when doing pap smear, preferable time is to do it at the end of your period ( like day 4 / 5 if yours is a 5 day cycle)

from what i understand,
at the end of menstruation, your external os ( opening of the cervix) will be more exposed, easier to get samples from there - hence lower chance of specimen collection failure