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cervical biopsy, cervical neoplasia, pap smear, cervical cancer, cervical cancer, cancer, cervix, cervical cancer is cancer, the uterine cervix, portion, the uterus attached, top, the vagina, ninety percent of cervical cancers arise, flattened, "squamous" cells covering the cervix, the remaining 10% arise, glandular, mucus-secreting cells, the cervical canal leading, uterus, development of cervical cancer is gradual, a pre-cancerous condition, dysplasia, in this form it is 100% treatable, the need, hysterectomy, surgical removal, the uterus, dysplasia, depending on its severity, resolve, particularly in young women, progresses to actual cancer, "carcinoma in situ", cis, has not spread, "microinvasive", it has spread only a few millimeters, surrounding tissue, lymph channels, blood vessels, take years, dysplasia to turn into carcinoma in situ, microinvasive cancer, once this process occurs the cancer, quickly spread deeper into nearby tissues, organs, bladder, intestines, liver, lungs, patients, cervical cancer, not experience problems, cancer is advanced, has spread, a pap smear, pick up dysplasia, early forms of cervical cancer, not yet spread, most women diagnosed today, cervical cancer have either not had regular pap smears, have not followed up after having an abnormal smear, risk factors, cervical cancer, infection, the virus that causes, genital warts, human papilloma virus, hpv, increase the risk of developing dysplasia, subsequent cancer, not all women, had hpv infection, genital warts develop cervical cancer, scientists believe that other factors, smoking, increase the risk of developing cervical cancer in those, had hpv, early age at first sexual intercourse, multiple sexual partners, partners, multiple partners, early 1970's, was discovered that women whose mothers took an estrogen drug, pregnancy, des, diethylstilbestrol, at risk of a rare form of cervical, vaginal cancer, des action web page, small increased risk of abnormal pap smears among women who take birth control pills, thought that this, such women, more sexually active, less likely, use condoms, have more frequent pap smears, prescribed the birth control pill, women whose immune systems, weakened, hiv infection, women, received organ transplants, taking drugs to suppress the immune system, at a higher risk, infections, genital herpes, chronic chlamydia infections, sexually transmitted diseases, increase risk, poor women at higher risk, uninsured, regular pap smears, worldwide, cervical cancer, third most common type of cancer in women, less common, most women have routine pap smears, detect the early, treatable forms, thought that the pap smear has reduced the death rate from this disease by 70%, it was introduced in 1941, many women, still diagnosed, cervical cancer, year 2000, 12,800 women were diagnosed, cervical cancer, were 4,600 deaths, most often, cervical cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages, does not cause any symptoms, most common, persistent vaginal discharge, pale, watery, pink, brown, blood streaked, dark, foul-smelling, abnormal vaginal bleeding, between menstrual periods, after intercourse, douching, after menopause, gradually becomes heavier, longer, symptoms of advanced cervical cancer, loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, pelvic, leg pain, leaking of urine, feces, vagina, bone fracture, invasive cervical cancer often appears, an irregular fleshy growth, firm, hard, tends to bleed, on pelvic examination by a doctor, pre-cancers, early cancers, the cervix, not visible, naked eye, special tests, necessary to diagnose cervical pre-cancers, cancers, pap smears screen, not diagnose, cervical pre-cancers, cancers, pap smears, collected, read by special methods, thinprep, autopap, papnet, useful in certain situations, in laboratories, quality control, colposcopy, examination, the cervix under magnification, locate an abnormality, the cervix, biopsy, colposcopy, the use of laser, a loop electrode, instrument allows a diagnosis to be made, cervical cancer is found, additional tests, x-rays, using an instrument to look, bladder, cystoscopy, rectum, colon, colonoscopy, how far the cancer has spread, what stage the disease is in, treatment of cervical cancer depends on the type of cancer, stage, the tumor, general health, the woman, desire, future childbearing, in its earliest stages, disease is curable by removing, destroying the pre-cancerous, cancerous tissue, done in various ways, removing the uterus, damaging the cervix so that a woman is still capable of having children, in other cases, a simple removal, the uterus, hysterectomy, removal, the ovaries, in more advanced disease, a radical hysterectomy performed which removes the uterus, the surrounding tissues, internal lymph nodes, most extreme surgery, a pelvic exenteration, the organs, the pelvis, the bladder, rectum, removed, radiation, chemotherapy, treat cancer that has spread beyond the pelvis, has recurred, two kinds of radiation treatment, a device loaded, radioactive pellets, vagina near the cancer, kept in place, certain period of time, an external device which beams radiation, target areas, visits, radiotherapist, a variety of chemotherapeutic drugs, combinations of them, radiation, chemotherapy, after surgery, serious disease, cervical cancer, treat it seriously affect a woman's life, counseling, participation in support groups, help her to deal, stresses, many factors influence the outcome of cervical cancer, type of cancer, stage, general physical condition, the woman, 5-year survival rates, chance of still alive 5 years, diagnosis, women, cervical cancer, appropriate treatment, approximately, 80-85%, tumors limited, cervix, uterus, 60-80%, the upper part, the vagina is involved, 30-50%, tumors beyond the cervix, upper vagina, in the pelvis, 14%, the cancer has invaded the bladder, rectum, has spread beyond the pelvis, treatment fails, cervical cancer is fatal, 2 years, 95% of women, types of cervical cancer, less responsive to treatment, a recurrence of cancer, methods that preserve the uterus, at high risk of recurrence, surgery, radiation, result in reduced sexual function, altered bowel, bladder function, a sexually active woman who has not had a pap smear, in the past year, at least 20 years old, have never had a pelvic examination, pap smear, think mother, have taken des, have not had regular pap smears, recommended below, every year initially, women over the age of 35, every year, women, had multiple sexual partners, a history of hpv, genital warts, every year, taking oral contraceptives, birth control pills, every 2 to 3 years, women up to age 35, had three negative, consecutive pap smears, women, had a hysterectomy, non-cancer reasons, at low risk, recommended after an abnormal pap smear, recommended after evaluation, treatment of cervical pre-cancer, cancer, two ways, prevent cervical cancer, the first, prevent infections, hpv, second, get regular pap smears, detect pre-cancerous conditions, hpv, stop the progression to cervical cancer, pap smear test consists of cells wiped, brushed off the cervix, placed on a microscope slide, time of a pelvic examination, though not every pelvic exam includes a pap smear, a woman should ask her doctor, nurse, a pap was performed, know, her last pap smear was done, next pap smear is due, pap smears, not painful, there a second, two of discomfort, the cervix is touched, women, pap smears, very effective in detecting pre-cancerous changes, the cervix, part of effectiveness depends on obtained regularly, a single pap smear, not show any abnormal cells, dysplasia, cancer is present, cervix appears abnormal, a normal pap smear is not enough, a pap smear suggests dysplasia, cervix appears abnormal, cervix, examined under magnification, colposcopy, biopsies, tiny pieces of cervical tissue, examined, in the laboratory, a precancer, cancer is present, precancers, completely curable, followed up properly, survival, cis, microinvasive cervical cancer is also nearly 100%, the chances of alive in 5 years falls steadily, the cancer advances, nearby tissues, bladder, rectum, remote sites, to reduce the chances of cervical cancer, girls less than 18 years of age should avoid sexual activity, always use condoms, hpv infection causes, genital warts, barely visible, several inches across, a woman sees warts on her partner's genitals, should avoid intercourse, to further reduce the risk of cervical cancer, women should limit the number of sexual partners, avoid sexually promiscuous partners, discontinue any tobacco use, condoms, prevent the transmission of hpv, annual pelvic examinations, a pap smear, should begin, a woman becomes sexually active, by the age of 20, non-sexually active woman, all abnormal findings, colposcopy, biopsy, vaccines against hpv have been developed, vaccines, help reduce the risk of cervical cancer.