Facts About Cell Changes and Cervical Cancer Cervical cancer is deleted from the lower part of the uterus and is due to infection with HPV virus Treatment for cervical cancer are surgery or radiation therapy in more advanced cases Cervical cancer can be prevented by HPV vaccination, forming part of børnevaccationsprogrammet Precursors to cervical cancer (cell change) is detected by a cell sample from the cervix (smear examination) Treatment of precursors reduces the risk of developing cancer What is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor originating from the cervix. The cervix is called the uterine cervix in technical language, and the lower part of the uterus, which connects the vagina with the uterus. The bottom of the cervix […]
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Cervical Cancer and HPV
Facts Cervical Cancer and HPV Cervical cancer is deleted from the lower part of the uterus and is due to infection with HPV virus Treatment for cervical cancer are surgery or radiation therapy in more advanced cases Cervical cancer can be prevented by HPV vaccination, forming part of the national vaccination programme Precursors to cervical cancer (cell change) is detected by a cell sample from the cervix (smear examination) Treatment of precursors reduces the risk of developing cancer What is cervical cancer? Cervical cancer is a malignant tumor originating from the cervix. The cervix is called the uterine cervix in technical language, and the lower part of the uterus, which connects the vagina with the uterus. The bottom of the cervix […]
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Facts About Breast Cancer Treatment Treatment of breast cancer consists primarily of operation Following surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and / or hormone ablation be topical Recurrence of breast cancer gives you primarily anti-hormone therapy or chemotherapy General information on the treatment of breast cancer There are many factors that come into play when choosing treatment. It is important that you participate in the decisions and decide what information you want. The treatment will be decided by a team of doctors consisting of surgeons, oncologists (doctor specializing in chemotherapy and radiotherapy), radiologists and pathologists (physician specializing in tissue samples). Treatment depends on the type of cancer that is about the size of the knot over your breasts, the severity tumor has (stage), it […]
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Facts About Breast Cancer Identification On suspicion of breast cancer doctor examines chest with his fingers, ordering an X-ray and possibly an ultrasound If the doctor in these studies find a tumor to make a biopsy (Pap smear) from the tumor to diagnose cancer Generally Clearing of breast cancer are often started because you have felt a lump or change in the breast. Breast cancer is also sometimes by routine examinations of the chest. There are several ways to test for suspected breast cancer, but they usually go through a program called “triple diagnosis”. This means that doctors are looking for the tumor in three different ways, usually by feeling the breast (palpation), X-ray (mammogram) and ultrasound. To do this normally, […]
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Facts About Breast Cancer Causes Causes of breast cancer to be found in lifestyle, environment and heredity First of all breast cancer occurs more frequently, the older you get, because the risk of cell damage increases with age General conditions Gender and age are the major causes of breast cancer. It is almost exclusively women who get breast cancer, only 1% of breast cancer patients are men. Breast cancer can occur at any age, but the disease is more frequent in older you get. The risk of developing breast cancer over a lifetime is 10%. This means that one in 10 women get breast cancer at some time during their lives. 80-90% of all cases of breast cancer occurs in the […]
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Facts About Breast Cancer Breast cancer is malignant tumors that occur in the breasts Symptoms are usually a uøm knot, you can feel in your chest Treatment is primarily surgery, which removes the tumor and sometimes the entire breast. After surgery, it may be necessary with radiation, chemotherapy or hormone therapy and sometimes all three parts What is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the chest. There are several types, but most are deleted from the glandular tissue. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the Western world. Each year approximately 4000 women in South Africa diagnosis. The risk of getting breast cancer during a lifetime is about 10% of women. The incidence […]
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Facts The first symptom of breast cancer is often a node that has not been there before. There can also be felt or seen other changes in the breast, nipple or skin of the breast that may be signs of cancer If you notice changes in the breast, it is important that you get it checked by a doctor Symptoms and signs that may indicate breast cancer You can not mark breast cancer at the earliest stages. The first symptom of breast cancer is usually a lump in the breast, either a knot you can mark or a node is discovered by a screening breast examination. Other symptoms may be that the breast or skin of the breast changes its […]
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