Cervical Cancer Health Center

Medical Reference Related to Cervical Cancer

61. Description
    

    What are gestational trophoblastic tumors? Gestational trophoblastic tumor,a rare cancer in women,is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells grow in the tissues that are formed following conception (the joining of sperm and egg). Gestational trophoblastic tumors start inside the uterus,the hollow,muscular,pear-shaped organ where a baby grows. This type of cancer occurs in women during ...

62. Nonmetastatic Gestational Trophoblastic Tumors
    

    Treatment may be one of the following: Chemotherapy. Surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy) if the patient no longer wishes to have children. ...

63. Hydatidiform Mole
    

    Treatment may be one of the following: Removal of the mole using dilation and curettage (D & C) and suction evacuation. Surgery to remove the uterus (hysterectomy). Following surgery,the doctor will follow the patient closely with regular blood tests to make sure the level of beta-HCG in the blood falls to normal levels. If the blood level of beta-HCG increases or does not go down to ...

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    National Cancer Institute for more cancer information.

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    This PDQ cancer information summary for health professionals provides comprehensive, peer-reviewed, evidence-based information on endometrial cancer treatment.

66. Questions or Comments About This Summary
    

    If you have questions or comments about this summary,please send them to Cancer.gov through the Web site’s Contact Form. We can respond only to email messages written in English. ...

67. Get More Information From NCI
    

    National Cancer Institute for more cancer information.

68. More Information
    

    ABOUT PDQ PDQ® - NCI's Comprehensive Cancer Database. Full description of the NCI PDQ database. ADDITIONAL PDQ SUMMARIES PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Adult Treatment Treatment options for adult cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Pediatric Treatment Treatment options for childhood cancers. PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries: Supportive Care Side effects of cancer treatment,...

69. General Information About Cervical Cancer
    

    Cervical cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the cervix. The cervix is the lower,narrow end of the uterus (the hollow,pear-shaped organ where a fetus grows). The cervix connects the uterus to the vagina (birth canal). Cervical cancer usually develops slowly over time. Before cancer appears in the cervix,the cells of the cervix go through a series of changes in ...

70. Summary of Evidence
    

    Separate PDQ summaries on Prevention of Endometrial Cancer; Endometrial Cancer Treatment; and Uterine Sarcoma Treatment are also available. Benefits There is inadequate evidence that screening by ultrasonography (e.g.,transvaginal ultrasound [TVU]) or endometrial sampling would reduce the mortality from endometrial cancer. Description of the Evidence STUDY DESIGN: No studies have adequately ...