Gynecology and Obstetrics Pathology

Cervical Cancer

Cervix is the lower part of the uterus which opens into the vagina. When the abnormal cells of the cervix grow out of control, cervical cancer occurs. Cervical cancer can be detected in the early stages by a test called ‘Pap test’. Mostly cervical cancer is caused by a virus known as Human Papillomavirus or HPV. There are many types of HPV. however  every kind of symptoms does not mean that cervical cancer.  Cervical cancers   are  mostly because of  smoking, usage of oral contraceptive pills and getting multiple pregnancies. The symptoms of cervical cancer include irregular bleeding from the vagina, pain in the lower abdomen, pain during sexual relations and abnormal vaginal discharge. Treatment that includes surgeries and chemotherapies has been proved to be successful in treating cervical cancer in the initial stages.

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