‘Diagnosis of 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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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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