Cervical
cancer develops in the lining of the cervix, the
lower part of the uterus that enters the vagina.
Normal cervical cells may undergo gradual changes to
become precancerous and then cancerous - a process
which may take several years. Cancer of the cervix
is the 10th leading cause of cancer deaths. Many
women will become infected with high risk HPV types,
however, even without any intervention, only 2% will
develop precancerous lesions that might progress to
cancer. Persistent infection with high risk HPV
types is a major determinant for developing high
grade pre-invasive cervical lesions. Persistent
infection has been defined as detection of HPV DNA
of the same HPV type in 2 or more consecutive tests
at least 6 months apart.
In 2006, an
estimated 9,710 cases of invasive cervical cancer
were diagnosed in the United States and an estimated
3,700 women died from the disease. Globally,
cervical cancer is the second most common cause of death in women, with an estimated 510,000
newly diagnosed cervical cancer cases and 288,000
deaths.
The National Cancer Institute
estimates that there will be 11,150 new cases and
3,670 deaths from cervical cancer in the United
States in 2007.
Half of all women who
develop cervical cancer in the United States have
never been screened, and an additional 10% have not
been screened within 5 years of their diagnosis.
The
treatment of cervical cancer depends upon the stage
of the disease, the age and overall condition of the
patient, her desire to bear children in the future,
and, in the advanced stages of the disease, her
goals of care (i.e., aggressive treatment versus
focus on comfort).
In general, the
treatment options for women with cervical cancer
include:
Ablative or excisional procedures intended to
destroy or remove abnormal cervical tissue
Chemotherapy
Radiation therapy
Surgery (e.g., hysterectomy; radical
trachelectomy; pelvic exenteration)
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