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Important Information For Parents With Young Daughters: Experts Recommend Cervical Cancer Vaccine

If you are the parent of a young daughter, the last thing you’re probably thinking about at this stage of life is the possibility that she might develop cervical cancer. However, you should, according to a group of experts who are recommending that all females be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus or HPV. The group is recommending vaccinations for all females when they are 11 or 12. This measure should be taken to prevent cervical cancer later in life. These new guidelines come from the American Cancer Society (ACS). Several other major health groups are also recommending widespread vaccinations for … Continue reading →

Treating Cervical Cancer

If you have been diagnosed with cervical cancer, you have three basic types of treatment available. Which treatment is used depends on several factors, including the type and size of the growth, the patient’s age, the patient’s desire to have children, and the stage of the cancer. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays and other types of radiation to kill off cancer cells. There are two types of radiation therapy: external radiation therapy and internal radiation therapy. External radiation therapy uses a machine to send radiation toward the cancer. Internal radiation therapy uses a radioactive substance sealed into a seed or … Continue reading →

Cervical Cancer

Malignant (cancerous) cells growing in the tissue of the cervix are known as cervical cancer. The cancerous cells grow slowly over time; as the malignant cells expand, they can spread to surrounding tissue. Only women can get cervical cancer. The cervix is the lower, narrow end of the uterus that leads into the vagina. Before cancer appears in the cervix, the cells go through changes known as dysplasia — the appearance of abnormal cells. Cervical cancer does not usually have any noticeable signs in the early stages. However, the abnormal cells can be detected with a yearly check up, including … Continue reading →

Cervical Cancer Vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Gardasil — a vaccine that targets four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV). Two of the four viruses are responsible for approximately seventy percent of all cervical cancers. The other two virus strains are to blame for approximately ninety percent of all cases of genital warts. HPV is most often spread through sexual contact. The virus is a very common sexually transmitted disease; approximately twenty million people in the United States are infected. According to the Centers for Disease Control, at least eighty percent of women will have had the virus by age … Continue reading →