Cervical Cancer Articles A-Z
As this eMedTV article explains, cervical cancer research is leading to discoveries about new anticancer drugs, improved methods of radiation therapy, and better quality of life for cancer patients. This page provides an overview of this research.
Of the many risk factors for cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most significant. This eMedTV Web page provides a detailed list of cervical cancer risk factors, such as smoking and sexual history.
The Pap test is the main tool for cervical cancer screening. As this eMedTV segment explains, widespread use of this screening technique has lead to an annual decrease in the number of women who are diagnosed with cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer support can come in the form of support groups, doctors, nurses, and members of the clergy. This eMedTV segment explains how these valuable forms of support can help cervical cancer patients with many aspects of their disease.
Conization, total hysterectomy, and laser surgery are a few types of cervical cancer surgery. This part of the eMedTV Web site describes these and other cervical cancer surgeries in detail. This page also provides information on recovery times.