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Cervical Cancercancer

Cervical cancer occurs in the cervix of a woman.  The cervix is the narrow, lower part of the uterus and opens into the vagina.

A pap test that looks for changes in the cells inside the cervix.  A coloscopy may be required if the test comes back irregular.

Cervical cancer can be very serious.  It can take several years for the cells of the cervix to change into cancer cells, but it can also happen very quickly. 

Women should begin having pap tests by the time they are 21.  Testing should then be done every  1-3 years depending on the patient's age and family history.

Nearly all cases of cervical cancer are caused by the human papillomavirus, or HPV.  HPV is a sexually transmitted viral infection.

There is now a vaccine that can be administered to girls and young women to prevent the four types of HPV that most commonly cause cervical cancers.