Cervical Cancer | HPV

Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. It may present with vaginal bleeding but symptoms may be absent until the cancer is in its advanced stages, which has made cervical cancer the focus of intense screening efforts utilizing the Pap smear.

Most scientific studies have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is responsible for virtually all cases of cervical cancer.

Treatment consists of surgery (including local excision) in early stages and chemotherapy and radiotherapy in advanced stages of the disease.

An effective HPV vaccine against the two most common cancer-causing strains of HPV has recently been licenced in the US. These two HPV strains together are responsible for approximately 70% of all cervical cancers.

-- from wikipedia.org

The following articles provide a more indepth look at the causes and treatment of cervical cancer.

Are You One of the 24 Million Americans with HPV?
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The Stages of Cervical Cancer
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Dysplasia to Cervical Cancer and the Connection to HPV
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HPV and Your Sexually Active Teen
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Questions Men May Have About HPV
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