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A: cervical cancer is a potentially fatal disease that affects women of all ages. In this disease, cancer cells develop on the cervix, which is lower portion of the uterus leading to the vagina. The cause of cervical cancer is not always known, although a sexually transmitted disease called the human papillomavirus, or HPV, is thought to lead to this disease in many patients. There are several cervical cancer treatments available, depending upon the stage of the disease when it is diagnosed. Some of the more common treatment options include surgical intervention,...

A: This depends on whether your friend actually has cervical cancer, or has pre-cancerous changes found on a smear. Many women who have an abnormal smear panic at first, and think this means they have cervical cancer. The whole point of the smear test is to pick up abnormal cells before they have had a chance to develop into cancer. The smear programme actually prevents cancer. If your friend has early pre-cancerous changes, then her doctors will probably keep an eye on her throughout her pregnancy but delay any treatment until after she has had the baby. These changes...

A: Without a much more detailed description it is impossible for me to give you any kind of accurate predictions. But it does sound bad. Additional treatment possibilities after surgery are radiation therapy and chemotherapy. But without much more information I can not comment further on that. Such rapidly growing cancers are usually very difficult to treat and usually have a bad prognosis. More than that I can not say at present....

A: Hello,      Due to the stage of the disease we can only try and palliate her symptoms. I would recommend the following medicines for her. Phosphoric acidum 30, 4 pills thrice daily for a month Thuja occidentalis 30, 4 pills thrice daily for a month Vespa crabbo 30, 4 pills thrice daily for a month I would suggest a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, and sprouts for her. Thank you....

A: The cervix is part of a woman''s reproductive system, and is located between the vaginal canal and the uterus. Cells in the cervix may undergo certain changes due to several factors. When these abnormal cells grow out of control, cervical cancer usually develops. This is the reason why women are encouraged to have a Pap Test or a screening test regularly to detect the early stages of cervical cancer. When cervical cancer is caught in its early stages, there is often a good chance that it can be treated. Methods of cancer cervical information treatment often depends on...

A: This is an extremely difficult decision for both you and your doctor to make. The following information may help when looking at your options and talking it through with your doctor. You can read about Pregnancy and cervical cancerSurgery for cervical cancerIndividual factorsWhat we know about the effects of delaying treatmentWhether pregnancy affects cancer spreadMaking your decision Pregnancy and cervical cancerDiagnoses of cervical cancer during pregnancy are quite rare. It is often difficult for doctors to advise women because there is so...

A: There are variety of pros and cons of a hysterectomy for cervical cancer, and patients should be thoroughly informed of all of them before they have the procedure performed. It is not generally recommended to do a full hysterectomy as a first line of defense for cervical cancer because the cons often outweigh the benefits, and can include higher risk of side effects, infection at the incision site, and the inability to have children once the operation is done. The primary benefit of having it done is that it can save lives when all other options have failed. The use of hysterectomy for cervical cancer is very rare unless the

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A: cervical cancer is cancer of the uterine cervix, the portion of the uterus attached to the top of the vagina. Ninety percent of cervical cancers arise from the flattened or "squamous" cells covering the cervix. Most of the remaining 10% arise from the glandular, mucus-secreting cells of the cervical canal leading into the uterus. Alternative Names: cancer - cervix Causes, incidence, and risk factors: The development of cervical cancer is gradual and begins as a pre-cancerous condition called dysplasia. In this form it is 100%...

A: No, not for cervical cancer. Cryotherapy is a treatment used for abnormal cells on the surface of the neck of the womb (the cervix). Your doctor may say you have ''CIN''. This is not actually cervical cancer, but a pre-cancerous condition usually diagnosed after a routine cervical smear (PAP smear). CIN stands for cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia which means the skin cells on the surface of the cervix are slightly abnormal. If not treated, then CIN may go on to develop into cervical cancer. Doctors also sometimes use cryotherapy to treat non...

A: cervical cancer is a type of cancer that occurs in a woman`s cervix, the opening between the uterus and vagina. The frequency of cervical cancer cases varies by country, but globally, it is number three on the list of the most common cancers in women. The two primary types of cervical cancer are squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas.. Approximately 80 to 90 percent of all cervical cancer cases are classified as squamous cell carcinomas. These types of cervical cancer invade the cells in...