Author: Sandy ShawCervical cancers usually affects women of middle age or older, but it may be diagnosed in any reproductive-aged woman. Cervical Cancer Stages Symptoms Cervical tumors are classified as either preinvasive where the lower third of the epithelium contains abnormal cells, or invasive in which the full thickness of the epithelium contains abnormally proliferating cells. Cervical cancer develops in the lining of the cervix, the lower...more
Author: Sandy ShawCervical cancer is a cancer that forms in the tissues of the cervix. Cervical Cancer Stages Prognosis Cervical cancer may not have symptoms that can be detected easily and is a slow growing form of cancer. It can be detected with regular Pap tests. A Pap test is a procedure in which scraped cells from the cervix are examined under a microscope. It is estimated that there are now 11,150 cases of cervical cancer each year in the...more