Number 3 HKCOG Guidelines Revised November 2008 Guidelines on the Management of Abnormal Cervical Cytology published by The Hong Kong College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists A Foundation College of Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 1 INTRODUCTION The Guidelines on the Management of Abnormal Cervical Cytology was revised in 2002 because of the revision of the Bethesda System in 2001 and the introduction of HPV testing in the management of atypical squamous cells. This revision
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Cervical cancer begins with the abnormal growth of cells lining the cervix. The cervix is located in the lower‚ more superficial‚ region of the uterus. The two types of cells that make up the cervix include nonkeratinizing‚ stratified squamous cells on the exocervix and mucus-secreting‚ columnar cells on the endocervix. The transformation zone contains the squamocolumnar junction where the columnar and the squamous cells meet. This area is the embryonic cell population that is involved in cervical
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Since the introduction of cervical screening in the 1980s‚ rates of cervical cancer have almost halved. This compares to 2‚369 women diagnosed in 2008. Over the last 10 years there has been a 77% increase in the incidence rate for women age 25-29‚ with 281 cases in 2008 For women aged 30-34 the rate increased by 29%‚ with 309 cases in 2008. In women aged 20-24 the incidence rate has remained fairly stable‚ with 39 cases in 2008. Coverage of screening has shown a downward trend in younger women
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Cervical Cancer is a type of cancer that is formed in the tissues of the cervix‚ which is located between the lower part of the uterus and the opening of the vagina. Cancers develop when cells in the body get excited and grow out of control. A few things like having too many sexual partners or leaving in birth control for too long can factor into the development of cervical cancer but the majority of cases are due to a sexually transmitted disease (STI). Even though all women can run the risk of
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Chronic Diseases: Cervical Cancer Every year about 12‚000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer‚ that’s 33 women a day. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the cervix. This type of cancer is a slow growing cancer and can be hard to diagnose because sometimes women do not have any symptoms. Even though women sometimes do not show or have symptoms of cervical cancer it can be found with a regular Pap test; women should
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Miller Dr. Ashli Dykes Composition 1 12 November 2012 Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is a cancer that starts in the cervix‚ the lower part of the uterus‚ which opens at the top of the vagina. It occurs when abnormal cells on the cervix grow out of control. Cervical cancer can often be successfully treated when it is found early. It is usually fount at a very early stage through a pap-test. Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the world. Routine pap-smears‚ in the United States
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Cervical Cancer‚ HPV and HPV Vaccine 1. Some types of HPV are strongly associated with a high risk of developing cervical cancer. Scientists believe that HPV initiates a process that leads‚ over time‚ to the development of cervical cancer; and that other factors‚ such as cigarette smoking‚ poor nutrition and infection with the sexually transmitted disease Chlamydia‚ stimulate and lay the groundwork for cervical cancer. 2. Developed countries that have pap
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Cervical Cancer is a very complex cancer. It is in the cervix. The cervix is the lower narrow end of the uterus. The cervix connects to the birth canal. Not ever expecting to have a disease‚ you get cervical cancer and begin to look for different treatment options. You have to find a special doctor now‚ a cancer doctor. If found very early‚ it is highly treatable‚ if caught late you can still get treatment‚ just harder to get rid of. The discovery of cancer treatment options have advanced in so many
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This controversial issue‚ I believe‚ is a lot like last week’s issue pertaining to whether or not boys and girls should be obligated to get the Cervical Cancer Vaccine. There are both benefits and negatives of getting the vaccine‚ whereas this week’s topic demonstrates the benefits and negatives of a routine male circumcision. It is hard to say one way or another‚ and I think if I were a male‚ it would be easier to answer. I still do not believe there is a valid reason for routine male circumcision
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and too curvy and why do I have to have such ginormous breast and what my family have dubbed “Granny’s arse?” Yet for all the self-loathing that I have done‚ this body‚ this vehicle has been with me through beatings‚ abuse‚ the beginning of cervical cancer and carried and birthed two children. This body‚ that is the garden to my soul allows me to mould myself to the love of my life and feel his skin against mine… Who am I to treat it with such disrespect? At what point will I ever be enough as
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