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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for cervical cancer
  1. Cervical cancer (image) 
    Cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer in women. Approximately 2% to 3% of all ... age 40 years will develop some form of cervical cancer.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9163.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Cervical cancer (image) 
    The development of cervical cancer is gradual and begins as a pre-cancerous condition called dysplasia. It is usually a slow-growing cancer and ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19262.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Pap smears and cervical cancer (image) 
    Images ... An instrument called a speculum holds the walls of the vagina open so that the cervix may be viewed and a swab of cells obtained ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9440.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Cervical dysplasia - series (image) 
    Cervical cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. It is a cancer of the epithelial ... smear is the screening procedure used to detect cervical cancer. Limited or early cervical cancer (carcinoma in situ, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100080_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. D and C - series (image) 
    ... A metal rod is used to widen the cervical canal. A curette (a ... of the uterus (endometrium) and collect tissue for examination.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100013_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia