Cervical Cancer Health Center

Medical Reference Related to Cervical Cancer

1. Cervical Dysplasia
   

   WebMD discusses what cervical dysplasia is and its causes and treatments.

2. Understanding Cervical Cancer -- Prevention
   

   Read about cervical cancer prevention from the experts at WebMD.

3. Understanding Cervical Cancer -- Treatment
   

   Find out how cervical cancer is diagnosed and treated.

4. Understanding Cervical Cancer -- the Basics
   

   Learn the basics about cervical cancer and what causes it from WebMD.

5. Cervical Cancer Clinical Trials
   

   Here are resources for women interested in participating in a clinical trial for cervical cancer.

6. Cervical Cancer
   

   WebMD provides an overview of cervical cancer, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

7. About PDQ
   

   PDQ IS A COMPREHENSIVE CANCER DATABASE AVAILABLE ON NCI'S WEB SITE. PDQ is the National Cancer Institute's (NCI's) comprehensive cancer information database. Most of the information contained in PDQ is available online at NCI's Web site. PDQ is provided as a service of the NCI. The NCI is part of the National Institutes of Health,the federal government's focal point for biomedical research. .

8. General Information About Cervical Cancer
   

   WebMD explains the types of cervical cancer and the prognosis when you're diagnosed in different stages.

9. Stage IIA Cervical Cancer
   

   Either radiation therapy or radical hysterectomy,by an experienced professional,results in cure rates of 75% to 80%. The selection of either option depends on patient factors and local expertise. A randomized trial reported identical 5-year overall and disease-free survival rates when radiation therapy was compared to radical hysterectomy.[ 1 ] The size of the primary tumor is an important ...

10. Stage III Cervical Cancer
    

    The size of the primary tumor is an important prognostic factor and should be carefully evaluated in choosing optimal therapy.[ 1 ] Patterns-of-care studies in stage IIIA/IIIB patients indicate that survival is dependent on the extent of the disease,with unilateral pelvic wall involvement predicting a better outcome than bilateral involvement,which in turn predicts a better outcome than ...