Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer: Introduction

Cervical Cancer: Cancer of the cervix, a very common kind of cancer in women, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the ... more about Cervical Cancer.

Cervical Cancer: Cervical cancer is malignant cancer of the cervix uteri or cervical area. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Cervical Cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Cervical Cancer

• No early symptoms - early stages have no symptoms
• Vaginal discharge
• Vaginal odor (from discharge)
• Vaginal discharge containing blood
• Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 26 symptoms of Cervical Cancer

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Cervical Cancer:

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  • Home Vaginal Infection Tests
  • Home Vaginal PH Tests
  • Home Yeast Infection Tests
  • Home Candida Kits
  • Home Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) Test Kits
  • Home Bladder Test Kits
• Breast Cancer: Related Home Tests:
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  • Home Breast Lump Detection
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
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  • Home Prostate PSA Antigen Tests
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  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Testing
  • Home Breast Cancer Testing
  • Home Breast Lump Detection Kits
• more tests...»

Cervical Cancer: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Cervical Cancer:

• Metastases
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Cervical Cancer

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Diagnostic Tests for Cervical Cancer

• Pap smear
• Colposcopy
• more tests...»

Read more about tests for Cervical Cancer

Wrongly Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Cervical Cancer
• Failure to diagnose Cervical Cancer
• Hidden causes of Cervical Cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer: Medical Mistakes

• Cancer Health Mistakes:
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  • Breast Cancer -- Health Mistakes
  • Colorectal Cancer -- Health Mistakes
• Women's Health Mistakes:
  • Womens Health -- Health Mistakes
  • Contraception -- Health Mistakes
  • Fertility -- Health Mistakes
• more mistakes...»

Cervical Cancer: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Cervical Cancer:

• Mom & Baby
• Pregnancy
• Senior Health
• Womens Health
• Cancer
• more product offers...»

Cervical Cancer: Undiagnosed Conditions

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• more undiagnosed conditions...»

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Cervical Cancer: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Pregnancy & Fertility Health Specialists:
  • Maternal & Fetal Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
• Womens Health Specialists:
  • Gynecological Oncology
• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Senior Health Specialists (Geriatrics):
  • Geriatric Medicine (Senior Health Specialist)
  • Geriatric Psychiatry (Senior Mental Health)
• more specialists...»

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• Rate Your Doctor Online
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• Research local specialists including ratings, affiliations, and sanctions.

Hospitals & Clinics: Cervical Cancer

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Cervical Cancer:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Womens Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Senior Health -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• Nursing Homes & Aged Care Facilities -- Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings » »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Cervical Cancer, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Cervical Cancer: Rare Types

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• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Cervical Cancer

• Human Papillomavirus
• DES exposure
• HIV/AIDS - cervical cancer
• Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia - cervical cancer
• AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections - cervical cancer
• more causes...»

See full list of 6 causes of Cervical Cancer

More information about causes of Cervical Cancer:

• Underlying causes of Cervical Cancer
• Cervical Cancer as a complication caused by other conditions
• Cervical Cancer as a symptom
• Medical news summaries relating to Causes of Cervical Cancer

Treatments for Cervical Cancer

• Chemotherapy
• Radiation therapy
• Surgery
  • Hysterectomy
• Possible early stage treatments:
• more treatments...»

See full list of 10 treatments for Cervical Cancer

Latest Treatments for Cervical Cancer

• Chemotherapy
• Cervical conisation
• Hysterectomy
• Bilateral pelvic lymphadenopathy
• Radiation therapy
• more treatments...»

See full list of 16 latest treatments for Cervical Cancer

News Archives for Cervical Cancer

Medical news articles related to Cervical Cancer include:

• Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Just for Teens
• New Technique May Improve Early Cervical Cancer Treatment
• Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
• Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges
• Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
• more health news...»

Source: HealthDay News

Evidence Based Medicine Research for Cervical Cancer

Medical research articles related to Cervical Cancer include:

• HPV screening for cervical cancer in rural India.
• Is smoking an independent risk factor for invasive cervical cancer? A nested case-control study within Nordic biobanks
• Incidence of cervical cancer after several negative smear results by age 50: prospective observational study.
• Human papillomavirus infection and cervical cytology in women screened for cervical cancer in the United States, 2003-2005.
• Cervical cancer
• Cost-effectiveness of cervical cancer screening with human papillomavirus DNA testing and HPV-16,18 vaccination
• more research...»

Click here to find more evidence-based articles on the TRIP Database

Videos for Cervical Cancer

Patient Surveys for Cervical Cancer

• Patient Profile Survey
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• Survey about the symptoms of your Cervical Cancer
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Prognosis for Cervical Cancer

Prognosis for Cervical Cancer: It depends on the stage of the cancer

More about prognosis of Cervical Cancer

Reseach about Cervical Cancer

Visit our research pages for current research about Cervical Cancer treatments.

Clinical Trials for Cervical Cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Cervical Cancer include:

• The IMAP Study Improving Management of Mildly Abnormal Pap Smears - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Will Radiation/Chemotherapy Treatment of Cervical Cancer Work Better With Medication That May Improve Anemia? - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - NESP - Novel Erythropoiesis Stimulating Protein
• Healing Touch and Relaxation Therapies in Cervical Cancer Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Stress and the Immune Response in Women With Cervical Cancer - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Guided Gynecologic Brachytherapy - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 194 Clinical Trials for Cervical Cancer

Prevention of Cervical Cancer

Prevention information for Cervical Cancer has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Cervical Cancer.

• Pap smear - screening and early detection can help prevent or at least reduce its severity.
• more preventions...»

Read more about prevention of Cervical Cancer

Statistics for Cervical Cancer

• Medical statistics for Cervical Cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Cervical Cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Cervical Cancer
• Society statistics for Cervical Cancer

Cervical Cancer: Broader Related Topics

• Cancer
• Uterine Cancer
• Cervix conditions
• more types...»

Types of Cervical Cancer

Types of Cervical Cancer

• ASCUS: atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance
• LSIL: low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
• HSIL: high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion
• more types...»

Read more about Types of Cervical Cancer

Stories from Users Related to Cervical Cancer

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Article Excerpts about Cervical Cancer

Cancer of the cervix, a very common kind of cancer in women, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the cervix. The cervix is the opening of the uterus (womb). It connects the uterus to the vagina (the birth canal). Cancer of the cervix usually grows slowly over a period of time. Before cancer cells are found on the cervix, the tissues of the cervix go through changes in which abnormal cells begin to appear (a condition called dysplasia). Later, cancer starts to grow and spread more deeply into the cervix and to surrounding areas. (Source: excerpt from Cervical Cancer: NWHIC)

Definitions of Cervical Cancer:

Primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the cervix. --2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Cervical Cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Cervical Cancer, or a subtype of Cervical Cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)