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  2. Cervical cancer - Wikipedia

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    Cervical cancer is the 12th-most common cancer in women in the UK (around 3,100 women were diagnosed with the disease in 2011), and accounts for 1% of cancer deaths (around 920 died in 2012). [152] With a 42% reduction from 1988 to 1997, the NHS-implemented screening programme has been highly successful, screening the highest-risk age group (25 ...

  3. Postcoital bleeding - Wikipedia

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    The presence of cervical polyps may result in postcoital bleeding during pregnancy because the tissue of the polyps is more easily damaged. [10] Postcoital bleeding can be due to trauma after consensual and non-consensual sexual intercourse. [11] [4] A diagnosis to determine the cause will include obtaining a medical history and assessing the ...

  4. Human papillomavirus infection - Wikipedia

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    Cervical cancer was the most frequent HPV-associated cancer with on average 292 cases per year (74% of the female total, and 54% of the overall total of HPV-associated cancers). [197] A study of 996 cervical cytology samples in an Irish urban female, opportunistically screened population, found an overall HPV prevalence of 19.8%, HPV 16 at 20% ...

  5. Cervical cancer: Four symptoms and what to do if you spot them

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    One in 142 women in the UK will be diagnosed with cervical cancer in their lifetime

  6. Key cervical cancer symptoms as disease ‘to be wiped out in ...

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    Unusual vaginal bleeding between periods or after menopause among main symptoms Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  7. Signs and symptoms of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms are not mutually exclusive, for example a subjective feeling of fever can be noted as sign by using a thermometer that registers a high reading. [7] Because many symptoms of cancer are gradual in onset and general in nature, cancer screening (also called cancer surveillance) is a key public health priority. This may include ...

  8. Cervical polyp - Wikipedia

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    A cervical polyp is a common benign polyp or tumour on the surface of the cervical canal. [2] They can cause irregular menstrual bleeding but often show no symptoms. Treatment consists of simple removal of the polyp and prognosis is generally good. About 1% of cervical polyps will show neoplastic change which may lead to cancer.

  9. 7 silent cancer symptoms everybody needs to know about - AOL

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    “There are more than 200 types of cancer, with lots of possible symptoms,” says Dr Julie Sharp, head of health and patient information at CRUK. “It’s impossible to know them all, which is ...