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JENNIFER’S CERVICAL CANCER STORY – From Sexually Transmitted Disease to Cervical Cancer

Jennifer’s cervical cancer journey started in the year 2013 when she felt severe itching with an open sore around the vulvar and bloody discharge from her vagina. According to her, she went to several hospitals but her condition grew worse with medications, the doctors thought it was just a mere sexually transmitted disease which could […]

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WHAT IS CANCER

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WHAT IS THE CERVIX?

The cervix is the lower part of the uterus (womb). It is sometimes called the uterine cervix. It is part of the female reproductive system. The cervix is a passageway and it connects the uterus to the vagina. During menstrual flow,  blood flows from the uterus through the cervix into the vagina (birth canal). The body (upper part) of the uterus is where a fetus grows.

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WHAT ARE THE RISK FACTORS FOR CERVICAL CANCER? HPV

The most important risk factor for Cervical Cancer is infection by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV). HPV can be spread during sex – including vaginal intercourse, anal intercourse and oral sex. HPV is also passed from one person to another during skin to skin contact. HPV is of 100 types, some of the viruses are classified as:

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