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Health Encyclopedia: Cervical Cancer Diagnosis

Diagnosis

The changes that lead to cervical cancer develop slowly. Screening tests performed during regular gynecologic examinations can detect early changes.

Pap Smear

Every year in the U.S. about 50 million women have a Papanicolaou test (the Pap smear). Use of the Pap smear has reduced the annual death rate from cervical cancer from 26,000 in 1941 to 3,700 in 2005.

Forty percent of women who have a Pap smear fail to follow-up for retesting and treatment. Most cases of cervical cancer occur in wom...

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Expert & Community Posts

What is a Colposcopy and When Do You Need One?

By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

A colposcopy is done after an abnormal pap smear to help determine if there are an early signs of... Read more »

Nipple Discharge: When Should I Worry?

By PJ Hamel , Health Expert

Because breast cancer has been the subject of so much media attention and marketing, most American... Read more »

I've done something stupid...

By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

At least once a month, I see a scared woman (or man) who has engaged in unprotected sex with a... Read more »

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Congestive Heart Failure Lifestyle Changes

Between 30 - 47% of patients who require hospitalization for heart failure are back in the hospital again within 6 months. Many people return because of lifestyle factors, such as... Read more »

Cervical Cancer: Symptoms

Most women with dysplasia or carcinoma in situ do not experience any symptoms. Screening tests, therefore, are very important.When the cancer becomes invasive, abnormal or unusual bleeding... Read more »

Heart Failure: Highlights

Heart Failure TrendsHeart failure has been dramatically increasing over the last several years and currently affects about 5 million Americans. Fortunately, survival has also improved... Read more »

Breast Cancer Symptoms

Breast cancers in their early stages are usually painless. Often the first symptom is the discovery of a hard lump. Fifty percent of such masses are found in the upper outer quarter of the... Read more »

Sinusitis: Symptoms

Symptoms Indicating a Bacterial Infection. Sinus symptoms are very common during a cold or flu, but in most of these cases they are due to the effects of the infecting virus and resolve when... Read more »

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