Cervical Cancer Malignant cancer of the cervix or cervical region. It may present with vaginal bleeding, but symptoms may be absent until the cancer is in an advanced stage, which has made cervical cancer the subject of intense screening efforts using the Pap test. About 2.2 percent of women carry one of the two viral strains most likely to cause cervical cancer. One of the symptoms of cervical cancer is a very unusual amount of discharge. Treatment consists of surgery in early stages and chemotherapy and radiotherapy in advanced stages of the disease. An HPV vaccine that is effective against the two most common cancer-causing HPV strains was recently authorized in the United States. These two strains of HPV together cause about 70% of all cervical cancers. Experts recommend that women combine the benefits of both programs by seeking a Pap test regularly, even after vaccination. Symptoms of advanced cervical cancer may include: loss of appetite, weight loss, fatigue, pelvic pain, back pain, leg pain, swollen leg, heavy bleeding from the vagina, leaking urine. urine or stool from the vagina and bone fractures. Cancer occurs when cells in the cervix begin to grow out of control and can then invade nearby tissues or spread throughout the body. Large collections of these uncontrollable tissues are called tumors. However, some tumors are not really cancers because they cannot spread or threaten a person's life. These are called benign tumors. Tumors that can spread throughout the body or invade nearby tissues are considered cancer and are called malignant tumors. Usually, cervical cancer grows very slowly, although in some circumstances it can develop... middle of paper ... Disease (STD) is the main cause of cervical cancer uterus. Cervical cancer resembles various nonmalignant venereal diseases in that it is associated with promiscuity. Added to this is another possible risk factor: Evita's mother died of cervical cancer at the age of 77. Cervical dysplasia is also a condition characterized by the presence of abnormal cells in the cervix, indicating precancerous or cancerous cells. The condition is classified as low grade or high grade, depending on the extent of abnormal cell growth. Low-grade cervical dysplasia progresses very slowly and usually goes away on its own. However, high-grade cervical dysplasia tends to progress rapidly and usually leads to cervical cancer. It is estimated that 66% of cases of cervical dysplasia progress to cancer within 10 years...