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Cervical Cancer

Valdosta Family Medicine Associates, P.C. Blog Cervical Cancer

Cervical cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of the cervix. It is usually a slow-growing cancer that may not have symptoms but can be found with regular Pap tests (a procedure in which cells are scraped from the cervix and looked at under a microscope). Cervical cancer is almost always caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) infection.

Estimated new cases and deaths from cervical (uterine cervix) cancer in the United States in 2013:

It was once one of the most common causes of cancer related death for American women. Then, between 1955 and 1992, the cervical cancer death rate declined by almost 70%. The main reason for this change was the increased use of the Pap test. This screening procedure can find changes in the cervix before cancer develops. It can also find cervical cancer early − in its most curable stage. The death rate from cervical cancer has been stable in recent years.

To help prevent cervical cancer make sure you schedule your Pap today. Please call our office at (229)244-1400 or contact us using your patient portal http://valdostafamilymedicine.com/

National Cancer Institute. (n.d.).
Cervical Cancer. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/cervical

American Cancer Society. (04/11/2013).
Cervical Cancer. Retrieved from http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cervicalcancer/detailedguide/cervical-cancer-key-statistics

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.).
Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Retreived from http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/pap/

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