Cervical cancer

Cervical cancer is usually a squamous cell carcinoma caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) infection; less often, it is an adenocarcinoma ("Merck Manuals," 2013). It is asymptomatic in its early stage. The first symptom is usually irregular, often postcoital bleeding. Signs and symptoms of a more advanced cervical cancer usually include vaginal bleeding after intercourse, between periods or after menopause; watery, bloody vaginal discharge that may be heavy and have a foul odor; and pelvic pain…

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…

Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the world. It starts in the cells lining the cervix, which is the lower part of the uterus that connects uterus to the vagina (birth canal). The normal cervical cells acquire the genetic change that causes them to abnormal cells. Then, they begin to grow out of control and become cancerous cells. The two main types of cervical cancer are squamous cell carcinomas, which develops from cells in the exocervix and adenocarcinomas, which…

Degenerative disease experienced at a higher rate by Indo Americans Cervical Cancer Indian Americans women have higher rates of cervical cancer compared with all other races in the United States. Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor of the cervix. If the cancer is not treated it can spread deeply though the cervix and can be fatal. Work cited: Watson, M., Benard, V., Thomas, C., Brayboy, A., Paisano, R., & Becker, T. (2014). Cervical Cancer Incidence and Mortality Among American Indian and…

Ligand Interactions in Cervical Cancer Patients: Are There Predictions for Patient Survivorship? Aman Kumar State University of New York at Fredonia1, Department of Psychology2 INTRODUCTION Oncogenes are genes that are involved in abnormal tissue growth and exhibit a wide-variety of mutant protein expression (oncoproteins). Such genes are involved in causing cervical cancer which may begin with the frequent infection of the human papillomavirus (HPV). In most women, cervical intraepithelial…

Cervical Cancer occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. The cervix is the lower part of the uterus that opens into the vagina. It is known to be the most common cancerous conditions in women worldwide. Mostly around United States, and other countries around the world are generally screened for cervical cancer. If routinely checked the cancer is not so common, and may be successfully treated if detected early. A pap test is known to be more effective in finding cervical…

Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is when the cells begin to spread out of control in the cervix area. It grows in the body of the uterus. However, the cervix connects with the body of the uterus to the vagina during the birth canal. There may be no symptoms. Mostly women inherit cervical cancer from a family member. We will discuss the causes, symptoms, risk factors and treatments. The development from your parents is what people inherit and the DNA that is divided by parents are oncogenes.…

that cause cervical cancer. Scientists started observing women’s lifestyles with and without cervical cancer. Observed how married women were developing cervical cancer more exclusively than women of the convent. The interesting difference led researchers to believe that since the main difference between married women and nuns was sex; it was theorized that whatever was causing cervical cancer might be a sexually transmitted disease. Even their own theory seemed odd to them since cancer is not…

*might* have HPV. I wonder how my bf would react. I just had my first pap smear(to check for abnormal cells that have potential to become cervical cancer) + STI/STD tested. The results came out that I have abnormal cells, which *might* be due to HPVirus infection but negative for other STI/STDs. I was vaccinated against the common HPV strains that cause cancer and warts in 2009 (3 doses over the course of 6 months). Therefore, I refused to have the colposcopy or the useless biopsy (they take…

Case Study: Cervical Cancer Epidemiology and health is concerned with the study of the distribution and the determinants of health and disease in human populations. This case study will review cervical cancer, firstly it will outline and define the condition. It will then present up-to-date data describing the impact, prevalence and mortality rates of the condition before moving on to discuss the distribution and trends of the disease among the Scottish female population. Finally it will…