I've been completely menopaused for five years. I absolutely despise going for a Pap test, but I'm aware of at least four related ladies in my mother's generation who ended up needing cervical cancer treatment in their late fifties/early sixties, after which all of them did live or are living well into their eighties, with no recurring problems. Two opted (or were advised) for hysterectomy, two for less drastic treatment. Given you're already short an organ, unless you still have ovaries not much can go wrong that an ob-gyn could do anything about.

So I think a Pap is a good prophylactic measure every two or three years, for those of us still sporting a uterus.

I'm not much in favour of booby crushing - some studies have shown the outcomes to be no better than woman or doctor finding a lump. Some doctors/researchers have suggested improved scanning techniques may be leading to un-necessary traumatic treatments for tiny lumps which may be benign or self-resolving - our bodies do have some cancer fighting abilities.

But this is something every woman must decide for herself, and personal health and family history are big factors.

My two cents, anyway.