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How Common Is Cervical Cancer?
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Radiation
Radiation therapy is a treatment option for early stage cervical cancer (stages 1A2 - 1B1). Radiation given along with cisplatin-based chemotherapy is commonly used for stages IB2 - IVA cervical cancer.
There are two types of radiation therapy:
- External beam radiation uses high-energy x-rays aimed at the pelvic area from an outside machine. It usually involves a short period of direct-radiation 5 days a week for about 6 weeks in an outpatient setting.
- Internal radiation (also called...
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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. Alternative Names ... Read more »
Cervical Cancer
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Cervical cancer is cancer of the uterine cervix (the tip of the uterus that extends into the vagina).Invasive cervical cancer accounts for 2.5... Read more »
Cervical dysplasia
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Cervical dysplasia is the abnormal appearance of cells on the surface of the cervix when they are looked at underneath a microscope. Although this is... Read more »
Cervical polyps
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