Cervical Cancer

General Infomation

Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells do not function correctly, divide very fast, and produce to much tissue that forms a tumor.
Type of cancer that occurs in the cells of the cervix.
The lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina.
The virus survives for years.
Controlled to the process that causes some cells on the surface of the cervix to become cancer cells.
cervical cancer caused by a virus called HPV

HPV is short for human papilloma virus
This virus can cause changes in the cervix
HPV is NOT the same as HIV
HPV is not a new virus but we are learning more about it
Most men and women who have ever had sex have had HPV at some time in their lives

Women with early cervical cancer and pre-cancer usually have no symptom
Signs cal also cause by conditions other than cervical cancer
Ignoring symptoms may allow the cancer to progress to a more advanced stage and lower your chance for effective treatment

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In the early stages of cervical cancer women do not usually experience any symptoms
Cervical cancer diagnosis comes as a surprise because of the absence of noticeable symptoms
Irregular vaginal bleeding, abnormal vaginal discharge,bleeding during intercourse
Pelvic, back or leg pain, weight loss, bleeding with urination or bowel movement

Info from exams and diagnostic tests is used to determine the size of the tumor.
How deeply the tumor has invaded tissues in and around the cervix and the spread to lymph or distant organs (metastasis)
A cancer that comes back or spreads is still referred to by the stage it was given when it was found.
Imaging tests
Visual examination of your bladder and rectum

www.macmillan.org.uxk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/Cervix/Treatingcervicalcancer/Radiotherapy/Radiotherapy.aspx

General treatment info
After establishing the stage of your cervical cancer
Depending on the type and stage of your cancer, you may needed more than one type of treatment
Earliest stages of cervical cancer either surgery or radiation combined with chemo may be used.
A detailed vaginal and rectal exam is typically the initial intervention to determine the stage of the disease (where the cancer may have spread)
Treated with radiation that may be include a small dose of chemotherapy to "sensitive" the cancer cells to radiation

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Write questions to the doctor
Make a list of your medication
Note any personal history that increased your risk of sexually transmitted infection, such as early sexual activity, multiple partners or unprotected sex
List medication

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Some patients with cancer may want to know the survival statistics for people in similar situations, while others ma not find the numbers helpful
People survive at least 5 years
Survival rates are often based on previous outcome of large numbers of people who had the disease

http://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/cervix.html