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Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. In the United States, cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women aged 35-54, and the third most common cancer of the female reproductive tract.
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Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens at the top of the vagina.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of cervical cancer.
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Detailed information on cervical cancer, including precancerous conditions of the cervix, risk factors, prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Can You Get Checked for Cervical Cancer Before You Have Symptoms?Screening tests check for signs of cancer in people who don’t have any symptoms.
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Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. In the United States, cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women aged 35-54, and the third most common cancer of the female reproductive tract.
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Pap tests can discover changes in the cervix before they become cancerous. The chance of being cured is higher when doctors find the cancer in its early stages before it has spread.
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Cervical Cancer: A Survivor's StoryBy: Debra SicklesMy name is Debra and I was diagnosed with cervical cancer. I underwent a radical hysterectomy at the age of 37.
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Invasive cervical cancer affects nearly 12,800 women in the United States annually, and in approximately 5,000 of these women the disease will be fatal. The incidence of cervical cancer is bimodal, with two peaks occurring between thirty-five years and sixty-four years of age.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about tests used to detect or screen for cervical cancer.
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What Are the Symptoms of Cervical Cancer?Women with precancerous lesions in their cervix usually have no symptoms.
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Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer because you can control the risk factors. A screening test is available, as is a vaccine for girls and young women.
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One important way to reduce your risk is by getting regular Pap tests. Another is doing what you can to prevent high-risk HPV.
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Statistics About Cervical CancerSome people use numbers called statistics to figure out their chances of getting cancer. Or they use them to try to figure out their chance of being cured.
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Types of Treatment for Cervical CancerYour doctor may recommend a specific treatment. Or, he or she may offer you a choice of which one you’d like to follow.
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Expert-reviewed information summary about factors that may increase the risk of developing cervical cancer and about approaches that may help in the prevention of this disease.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Cervical CancerHere are some answers to frequently asked questions about cervical cancer.Q: What is cancer of the cervix?A: Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix.
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What Happens During Chemotherapy for Cervical Cancer?Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells.
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Making the Decision to Have Radiation Therapy for Cervical CancerIf you have radiation therapy, you’ll see a doctor called aradiation oncologist. This doctor sets the treatment plan.
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What Happens During Surgery for Cervical Cancer?When a woman has surgery for cervical cancer, the doctor will try to remove the tumor and not leave any cancer cells behind.
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Many women don’t have symptoms of cervical cancer. Sometimes your doctor may first see signs of cancer during a pelvic exam or a Pap test.
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Do What You Can to Ease Side Effects of Treatment for Cervical CancerThe side effects of cervical cancer therapy are different for everyone. They depend on these things.The type of surgery you hadWhether or not you are having radiation treatmentsT...
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A vaccine aims to prevent cervical cancer by fighting the strains of human papillomavirus that cause it. The CDC recommends the vaccine be given before puberty, because it is more effective if received before exposure to HPV.
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A Harvard Medical School physician answers your question about the development of vaccines that could potentially prevent cervical cancer.
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Studies of the cervical cancer vaccine found that it was most effective when given before the start of sexual activity, but the benefits and risks of the vaccine over time are still not fully known.
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According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 3,710 women will die from cervical cancer in the United States during 2005. Death rates are dropping, though, because more
women are being screened for it. To learn more about cervical cancer and prevention, take this quiz.
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This assessment is valid for women between the ages of 21 and 69 who have had sexual intercourse at least once and who have not had a hysterectomy with removal of the cervix.
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Can a woman's cervical cancer cause cancer in her husband?
Harvey B. Simon, M.D. is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a member of the Health Sciences Technology Faculty at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the founding editor of Harvard Men's Health Watch (www.health.harvard.edu) and the author of six consumer health books, including The Harvard Medical School Guide to Men's Health (Simon and Schuster, 2002) and The No Sweat Exercise Plan. Lose Weight, Get Healthy and Live Longer (McGraw-Hill, 2006). Dr. Simon practices at the Massachusetts General Hospital; he received the London Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Harvard and MIT.
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Endometrial adenocarcinoma, or uterine cancer, is the most common genital cancer in women over forty-five years of age in the United States. Approximately 36,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, and 6,300 women ultimately die of the disease.
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Detailed information on uterine cancer, including symptoms, risk factors, staging, diagnosis, and treatment
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Expert-reviewed information summary about the treatment of uterine sarcomas.
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Tests That Help Evaluate Uterine CancerBefore your diagnosis, your doctor took a biopsy from your uterus to help find out if you had uterine cancer. It’s likely that your doctor has suggested that you have your uterus removed.
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Uterine Cancer: Types of TreatmentTreatment for uterine cancer is either local or systemic. Local treatments remove, destroy, or control the cancer cells in one area.
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Types of Treatment for Uterine CancerTreatment for uterine cancer is either local or systemic. Local treatments remove, destroy, or control cancer cells in one area.
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Grades of Uterine CancerApathologistis a doctor who specializes in studying cells. A pathologist assesses the sample from your biopsy.
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How Does My Doctor Know I Have Uterine Cancer?If you’re having symptoms that might be caused by cancer in the uterus, your doctor will want to check further.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Uterine CancerHere are some answers to frequently asked questions about uterine cancer.Q: What is the uterus?A: The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ.
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Do What You Can to Ease Side Effects of Treatment for Uterine CancerIt’s likely that you will have physical concerns. After all, the cancer may cause symptoms and your treatment may cause side effects.
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What Happens During External Radiation Therapy for Uterine CancerWhether you have endometrial cancer or uterine sarcoma, what happens during external radiation is basically the same. Where you get the radiation and its dose depend on the type of t...
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What Happens During Chemotherapy for Uterine CancerYou usually have chemotherapy as an outpatient. That means you have it at a hospital, at the doctor’s office, or at home.
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Conditions That Have Symptoms Similar to Uterine CancerSome women get noncancerous tumors in the endometrial muscle. These are calledfibroid tumorsorleiomyomas.They cause symptoms that include unusual vaginal bleeding and the urge to urinate often.
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Uterine cancer can be divided into two primary forms, cervical and endometrial. Cancer of the cervix most often affects the neck of the cervix or the opening or the opening into the uterus from the vagina.
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