Cervical cancer is defined as the cancer or uncontrolled
growth of cells in the cervix of women. Cervix is the lower part of the womb or
uterus. It is not very common type of cancer but it can spread to danger in
some cases. It starts its growth in the cells that surrounds the lining of the
cervix.
There are number of pre cancerous stages in cervical cancers
which are described by different names and nomenclature and one of them is cervical
intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN).
Let us discuss about the main types of Cervical Cancer and
these are as follows:
1. Squamous cell carcinoma 2. Adenocarcinoma
1. Squamous cell carcinoma
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common cervical cancer. More
than 70 to 80% of cervical cancers belong to this category. This is the type of
cervical cancer which starts developing from the lining or outer cells of
cervix.
2. Adenocarcinoma
Adenocarcinoma is the rarest type of cervical cancer and it
develops in the mucus producing and ejecting glands. This is the type of cancer
which is not so common earlier but the ratio is increasing in recent years. It
is a cause of concern. Its treatment process is same as the squamous cell
carcinoma.
Sometimes there are cases in which the patient experience both
type of cervical cancer that is squamous cell carcinoma and Adenocarcinoma and
this type of cancer is called as mixed carcinoma and in doctors term it is
called as adenosquamous carcinoma.
It has been surveyed that only a few women develops cervical
cancer. Pre cancerous stage may take number of years to develop but in some
cases it may happen within an year time.
How Diagnosis of Cervical Cancer is done?
It is generally done by a special kind of Cervical or Womb
cancer test known as the Pap Test. Symptoms like pain during intercourse and
bleeding sometime also indicate some problem and it can be cervical cancer.
If you experience these symptoms and you visit the doctor
then he/ she may refer you to have a biopsy in which a small tissue from the
cervical area is taken out and it is tested. For a specified period of time the
tissue is tested and the growth of cell
is observed and decision is made after this approach.
Doctor may also refer you to go for various imaging tests
for diagnosis of cervical cancer like MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) and CT
Scan(Computed Tomography). These are some of the common methods by how Cervical
Cancer can be diagnosed.
Note: Timely consideration of Symptoms of Cervical Cancer
and diagnosis can stop the cancer from developing at the earliest stage.
