Cervical Cancer Research Paper

Introduction: Cervical cancer is a disease in which cancer cells form in the tissue of the cervix. Cervical cancer develops slowly over time, before the cancer shows in the cervix the cells of the cervix goes through changes like dysplasia. Meaning abnormal cells begin to appear in the cervical tissue. After a while the abnormal cells become cancer cells, and then they start to spread all over the cervix. Cervical cancer begins in cells on the surface of the cervix, it can become a threat to life if it’s not found soon. Cervical cancer can also invade tissues and organs that are nearby. If not found soon enough it can spread to other body parts of the body. After cancer cells spread they may attach to other tissues to form a new …show more content…
Laser surgery is when the laser is focused on the vagina, and burns off the abnormal cells, by doing this it removes tissue to be tested. However you cannot use laser surgery on invasive cancer. Another surgery you can get is a hysterectomy, a hysterectomy is when your uterus is removed. Women can only have a hysterectomy in the first stage of cervical cancer. There is also a surgery called radical hysterectomy, with radical hysterectomy doctors take out the uterus along with tissues next to it. When women have recurrent cervical cancer, they have to have a pelvic exenteration, which is a more extensive operation. This is when all the same organs and tissues are removed, along with the bladder, vagina, rectum, and part of the colon may also be removed depending on where the cancer spreads. There are many ways to get treated for cervical cancer, and it is best for women get it treated as soon as possible, so it will not …show more content…
There are three vaccines that you can get Gardasil, Gardasil 9 and Cervix. Gardasil works against certain types of HPV which causes 70% of cervical cancer. Females from ages 9 to 26 can be vaccinated with Gardasil. Another vaccine is Gardasil 9, it works the same way as Gardasil, but Gardasil is a little stronger than Gardasil 9. There is also Cervix which is effective against the two main strain of HPV virus that causes cervical cancer. Only females between the ages of 10 to 25 can get vaccinated. Women should also get a pap test every year to check for cervical cancer, normally women start getting Pap test between the ages of 16 to 21. Discussion/Analysis: Women should get checked for cervical cancer, because all women do not experience any symptoms. Many women do experience symptoms but are not sure what is actually going on with their body. Cervical cancer effects many women throughout the world. I think every women in the world should get a pap smear yearly, just to make sure everything is going well with their body. I am glad that there are several ways to treat cervical cancer, but not many women can afford to get treated for