Symptoms of Cervical Cancer

List of symptoms of Cervical Cancer:

The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources for Cervical Cancer includes the 15 symptoms listed below:

• No early symptoms - early stages have no symptoms
• Vaginal discharge
• Vaginal odor (from discharge)
• Vaginal discharge containing blood
• Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Pelvic pain
• Bladder symptoms
• Blood in urine
• Bowel symptoms
• Blood in stool
• Pelvic pain
• Painful sex
• Unusual vaginal bleeding
• Unusual vaginal discharge
• Asymptomatic in early stages

Note that Cervical Cancer symptoms usually refers to various symptoms known to a patient, but the phrase Cervical Cancer signs may refer to those signs only noticable by a doctor.

More ways to research these symptoms: To research other symptoms use the symptom center, or to research causes of more than one symptom in combination, try our multi-symptom search.

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer?

The list of other diseases or medical conditions that may be on the differential diagnosis list of alternative diagnoses for Cervical Cancer includes:

• Cervical polyp
• Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
• Cervical ectropion
• Cervical ectopy
• Genital warts

See the full list of 12 alternative diagnoses for Cervical Cancer

More about symptoms of Cervical Cancer:

More information about symptoms of Cervical Cancer and related conditions:

• Other diseases with similar symptoms and common misdiagnoses
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• Symptoms that may be caused by complications of Cervical Cancer
• Underlying causes of Cervical Cancer
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Other Possible Causes of these Symptoms

Click on any of the symptoms below to see a full list of other causes including diseases, medical conditions, toxins, drug interactions, or drug side effect causes of that symptom.

• Abnormal vaginal bleeding - see all causes of Abnormal vaginal bleeding
• Asymptomatic in early stages - see all causes of No symptoms
• Bladder symptoms - see all causes of Bladder symptoms
• Blood in stool - see all causes of Bloody stool
• Blood in urine - see all causes of Blood in urine
• Bowel symptoms - see all causes of Digestive symptoms
• No early symptoms - see all causes of No symptoms
• Painful sex - see all causes of Painful intercourse
• Pelvic pain - see all causes of Pelvic pain
• Pelvic pain - see all causes of Pelvic pain
• Vaginal discharge - see all causes of Vaginal discharge
• Vaginal discharge containing blood - see all causes of Vaginal bleeding
• Vaginal odor (from discharge) - see all causes of Vaginal odor

Medical Books Online about Cervical Cancer

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Symptoms of Cervical Cancer: Online Medical Books

16 MEDICAL BOOKS ONLINE! Review excerpts from medical books online, free, without registration, for more information about the symptoms of Cervical Cancer.

Cervical cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Preinvasive cervical cancer produces no symptoms or other clinically apparent changes. Early invasive cervical cancer causes abnormal vaginal bleeding, persistent vaginal discharge, and postcoital pain and bleeding. In advanced stages, it causes pelvic pain, vaginal leakage of urine and feces from a fistula, anorexia, weight loss, and anemia.

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Malignant spinal neoplasms: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Extramedullary tumors produce symptoms by pressing on nerve roots, the spinal cord, and spinal vessels; intramedullary tumors, by destroying the parenchyma and compressing adjacent areas. Because intramedullary tumors may extend over several spinal cord segments, their symptoms are more variable than those of extramedullary tumors.

The following clinical effects are likely with all malignant spinal cord neoplasms:

❑Pain — Most severe directly over the tumor, radiates around the trunk or down the limb on the affected side and is unrelieved by bed rest. It may worsen when lying down or with straining, coughing, or sneezing. Pain can be diffuse, occurring over all extremities. Generally, it progressively worsens and isn't relieved by medication.

❑ Motor symptoms — Asymmetric spastic muscle weakness, decreased muscle tone, exaggerated reflexes, and a positive Babinski's sign. If the tumor is at the level of the cauda equina, muscle flaccidity, muscle wasting, weakness, and progressive diminution in tendon reflexes are characteristic.

❑ Sensory deficits — Contralateral loss of pain, temperature, and touch sensation (Brown-Séquard's syndrome). These losses are less obvious to the patient than functional motor changes. Caudal lesions invariably produce paresthesias in the nerve distribution pathway of the involved roots.

❑Bowel and bladder symptoms — Urine retention is an inevitable late sign with cord compression. Early signs include incomplete emptying or difficulty with the urine stream, which is usually unnoticed or ignored. Cauda equina tumors cause bladder and bowel incontinence due to flaccid paralysis.

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Acceleration-deceleration cervical injuries: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Although symptoms may develop immediately, they’re often delayed 12 to 24 hours if the injury is mild. Whiplash produces moderate to severe anterior and posterior neck pain. Within several days, the anterior pain diminishes, but the posterior pain persists or even intensifies, causing patients to seek medical attention if they didn’t do so before. Whiplash may also cause dizziness, gait disturbances, vomiting, headache, nuchal rigidity, neck muscle asymmetry, and rigidity or numbness in the arms.

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Uterine cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))

Uterine enlargement, and persistent and unusual premenopausal bleeding, or any postmenopausal bleeding, are the most common indications of uterine cancer. The discharge may at first be watery and blood-streaked, but it gradually becomes more bloody. Other signs or symptoms, such as pain and weight loss, don't appear until the cancer is well advanced.

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Cervical cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Cervical dysplasia produces no symptoms or other apparent changes. Early invasive cervical cancer can cause abnormal vaginal bleeding, persistent vaginal discharge, and postcoital pain and bleeding. In advanced stages, cervical cancer causes pelvic pain, vaginal leakage of urine and stool from a fistula, anorexia, weight loss, and anemia.

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Uterine cancer: Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)

Uterine enlargement and persistent and unusual premenopausal bleeding, or any postmenopausal bleeding, are the most common indications of uterine cancer. The discharge may at first be watery and blood-streaked but gradually becomes more bloody. Other symptoms, such as pain and weight loss, don’t appear until the cancer is well advanced.

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Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Cervical Cancer:

There are no real symptoms of the early stages of cervical cancer. That is why is it is so important that your doctor does a series of tests regularly to look for it. The first of these is a Pap smear, which is done by using a piece of cotton, a brush, or a small wooden stick to gently scrape the outside of the cervix to pick up some cells that can be examined under a microscope. You may feel some pressure, but you usually do not feel pain. Most cervical cancers can be caught early with regular screening. (Source: excerpt from Cervical Cancer: NWHIC)

Cervical Cancer as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions

When considering symptoms of Cervical Cancer, it is also important to consider Cervical Cancer as a possible cause of other medical conditions. The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Cervical Cancer may cause:

• Intermenstrual PV bleed
• Menorrhagia
• Post-menopausal PV bleed
• Ureteric obstruction
• Uterine enlargement
• Vesicovaginal fistula

Cervical Cancer as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Cervical Cancer as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Cervical Cancer.

Medical articles and books on symptoms:

These general reference articles may be of interest in relation to medical signs and symptoms of disease in general:

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About signs and symptoms of Cervical Cancer:

The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible signs and symptoms of Cervical Cancer. This signs and symptoms information for Cervical Cancer has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of Cervical Cancer signs or Cervical Cancer symptoms. Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Cervical Cancer may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they are indeed Cervical Cancer symptoms.