Cervical_Cancer

Cervical Cancer Outline 1. Introduction What is cancer of the cervix' Statistical evidence about cancer of the cervix' 2. Risk factors and preventions 3. Detection and Symptoms 4. Types of treatment What Is Cervical Cancer The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb). The uterus is divided into two parts. The upper part or body of the uterus is where a fetus grows. The cervix connects the body of the uterus to the vagina (birth canal). The part of the cervix closest to the body of the uterus is called the endo-cervix. The part next to the vagina is the ecto-cervix. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that begins in the lining of the cervix. Cervical cancers do not form suddenly; there is a gradual change of normal cells within the cervix. Some women with pre-cancerous changes of the cervix will develop cancer. This usually takes several years but sometimes can happen in less than a year. For some women, pre-cancerous changes may go away without any treatment. More often, if these pre-cancers are treated, true cancers can be prevented. Precancerous changes can be separated into several categories based on how the cells of the cervix look under a microscope. There are several systems for naming and cancer, cervical, hpv, women, risk, treatment, pap, cervix, cancers, cells, symptoms, invasive, tests, infection, types, stage, radiation, about, uterus, therapy, test, factors, changes, called, body, warts, vagina, second, often, low, less, care, surgery, several, rate