‘Cervical Cancer’

Cervical Cancer and Fertility

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

One of the great questions that made a woman of childbearing age at which cancer was diagnosed cervix is whether after treatment may be a mother.

Unfortunately, in most cases, fertility is buffeted by the various proceedings against the disease, the void completely.

When supplied radiation and chemotherapy, the reproductive organs may be irreversibly damaged and are not useful for the design. Furthermore most common intervention when the tumor is advanced is simple or radical hysterectomy in which the ovaries, uterus and other tissues involved. (more…)

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Vaccines in Cancer Therapy

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

The vaccines were initially developed for the prevention of infectious diseases with great success. Part of this result is due to germs (viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc) are very different from humans, and thus is relatively easy to “train” the human immune system to react to these foreign agents. The situation is much more complex when it is intended that the same human immune system can discriminate between two human cells, one healthy and another malignant (cancer).

For the past fifteen years has been growing expectation of finding effective cancer treatments based on immune manipulation. This perception shows ups and downs, and perhaps worth comparing with the high expectations placed on research with gene therapy, another “form” star “of cancer research who have experienced difficulties: in both cases, the task is more complex than initially estimated. Some of the pitfalls will help improve the approach, and the truth is that the diversity of investigational products, we appreciate everyone for their results. No scientifically acceptable or would be a general statement of style vaccines are useful “or” not useful “. (more…)

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Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

If a woman has symptoms or precancerous cells suggests Papanicolaou cervical cancer, the doctor may use one of the following tools to confirm the diagnosis:

* Colposcopy. It uses a colposcope, a device with lenses that increase the visibility of the doctor and to assess the cervix and vagina
* Biopsy. A method for sampling the cervix and evaluated under a microscope.

To assess the extent of the disease and suggest the type of cancer treatment to follow can also be taken:

* X-rays To check whether the cancer has not spread to the lungs.
* CT. It is an X-ray machine with a computer to make pictures of organs.
* MRI. To evaluate images of the pelvis and abdomen.
* Ultrasound. It is a method that sends ultrasound waves to create images of tumors and whether the disease has spread.

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