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Cervical Cancer : A Tumor Of The Cervix

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Tigist Kiflu

English 2130 Professor Bosher 26 November 2016

Introduction Cervical cancer is a tumor of the cervix. The cervix is the part of the womb, which projects into the vagina. It measures less than one inch across and about one and a half inches in length. It is a block of a special type of muscle covered by a thin layer of surface cells. Cancer of the cervix develops in these surface cells, which first start to grow in an abnormal way (precancerous cells). According to Association of the Reproductive Health Profession, “Removing cells that are pre-cancerous can prevent cervical cancer from developing. If left untreated, pre-cancerous cells may progress to cancer cells, but that can take 10 to 15 years.” Meaning that the cells spread into the muscle of the cervix, surrounding tissue and then to other parts of the body. It is common cancer in women and can be prevented by detecting precancerous cells in a cervical smear. Precancerous cells in the cervix seem to develop after an infection of the cervix by a sexually transmitted virus called human papillomavirus(HPV). This virus also causes genital warts. “Genital warts are a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by certain strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV)” Other factors associated with the development

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