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    Stages Of Cervical Cancer

    Irregular Pap test linked to higher cervical cancer risk

    October 03, 2008
    Swedish researchers say that not having a Pap smear taken regularly is the single greatest risk factor for cervical cancer. Scientists studied 1,230 women with cervical cancer and found that those who were not tested regularly were more than twice as likely to develop cervical cancer. They were also more than four times as likely to have their cancer discovered in advanced stages of the disease. Read more »
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    ...are the most important part of early detection.   Usually, there are no symptoms during the early stages of cervical cancer. Symptoms appear during the more advanced stage, when cancer has... Read more »
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    Cancer - cervix Prevention A new vaccine to prevent cervical cancer is now available. In June 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approvethe vaccine... Read more »
    Cervical Cancer: Treatment for Invasive Cervical Cancer
    ...to IVA compared to radiation alone. The benefits are greatest in stages I and II.SurgeryIn the early stages of cervical cancer, surgery is often the preferred primary treatment approach since it... Read more »
    Cervical Cancer: Treatment for Cervical Cancer
    for Cervical CancerIn contrast to CIN, cervical cancer represents true invasion of cells beyond the epithelium into surrounding tissue. Cervical cancer may be detected in a biopsy performed... Read more »
    Cervical Cancer: Prognosis
    ...situ will develop into invasive cancers over a period of 10 - 12 years.Survival Rates in Women with Cervical CancerOver the past 30 years, the death rate from cervical cancer has declined... Read more »

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