Cervical Cancer
... What is the cervix? The cervix is the lower part of the womb (uterus). The uterus has two parts—the upper part (body) where a baby grows, and the lower part (cervix). The cervix connects the body of t...

Cervical Cancer: An Overview
... Did you know that cancer of the womb and cervix used to be the number one cause of cancer deaths in women in the United States? That fact was true in 1930s and early 1940s. Today this disease has fall...

Overview
... Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers that affect a woman''s reproductive organs. Various strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV), a sexually transmitted infection, are responsible for t...

COLPOSCOPY
... Colposcopy is a procedure that uses a special microscope (called a colposcope) to look into the vagina and to look very closely at the (the opening to the uterus, or womb). Image Source: U.S. Food and...

PAP Test
... The Pap test (also called a Pap smear) checks for changes in the cells of your cervix. The is the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens into the vagina (birth canal). The Pap test can tell if you...

Cervical Cancer
... Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells don't function right, divide very fast, and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. Cervical cancer is cancer in the cervix, the lower, narrow p...

Preguntas Frecuentes Acerca de la Colposcopía
... La colposcopía es un procedimiento médico en el cual se utiliza un microscopio especial (llamado colposcopio) para mirar dentro de la vagina y examinar detenidamente el cuello uterino (la abertura del...

Cervical Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Cervical Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. The Papanicolaou (Pap) ...

Cervical Cancer Screening
... The uterine cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus with the vagina. It is part of the female reproductive system. The PDQ cancer information summaries are revie...

Cervical Cancer Prevention
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Treatment are also available. The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new informati...

Cervical Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent cervical cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the cervix or in other parts of the body. Treatment of recurrent cervical cance...

Cervical Cancer Treatment
... Recurrent cervical cancer is cancer that has recurred (come back) after it has been treated. The cancer may come back in the cervix or in other parts of the body. Treatment of recurrent cervical cance...

Cervical Cancer Treatment
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Cervical Cancer and Prevention of Cervical Cancer are also available. The prognosis for patients with cervical cancer is markedly affected by the extent o...

Cervical Cancer Prevention
... The uterine cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus with the vagina. It is part of the female reproductive system. The PDQ cancer information summaries are revie...

Cervical Cancer Prevention
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Screening for Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Treatment are also available. The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new informati...

Cervical Cancer Screening
... The uterine cervix is the lower, narrow part of the uterus (womb) that connects the uterus with the vagina. It is part of the female reproductive system. The PDQ cancer information summaries are revie...

Cervical Cancer Screening
... Note: Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Cervical Cancer, Cervical Cancer Treatment, and Levels of Evidence for Cancer Screening and Prevention Studies are also available. The Papanicolaou (Pap) ...