Cervical cancer

cancer arising from the cervix

infection caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV)

class of vaccines against human papillomavirus

screening test used to detect potentially pre-cancerous and cancerous processes in the endocervical canal

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Colposcopy ( + skopos 'look at') is a medical diagnostic procedure to visually examine the cervix as well as the vagina and vulva using a colposcope.

disease

Gardasil is an HPV vaccine for use in the prevention of certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV). It was developed by Merck & Co. High-risk human papilloma virus (hr-HPV) genital infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection among women. The HPV strains that Gardasil protects against are sexually transmitted, specifically HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. HPV types 16 and 18 cause an estimated 70% of cervical cancers, and are responsible for most HPV-induced anal, vulvar, vaginal, and penile cancer cases. HPV types 6 and 11 cause an estimated 90% of genital warts cases. HPV type 1

excision of a cone of tissue, especially of the cervix uteri

Cervarix is a vaccine against certain types of cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV).

thumb|350px|ThinPrep pap smear with group of normal cervical cells on left and [[HPV-infected cells showing features typical of koilocytes: enlarged (x2 or x3) nuclei and hyperchromasia.]]

classification system for cervical neoplasia, named after the town in Maryland

histological staining method

In gynecologic oncology, trachelectomy, also called cervicectomy, is a surgical removal of the uterine cervix. As the uterine body is preserved, this type of surgery is a fertility preserving surgical alternative to a radical hysterectomy and applicable in selected younger women with early cervical cancer.

surgery that treats cervical dysplasia

type of medical screening

classification of gynaecological tumors