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  2. Loop electrical excision procedure - Wikipedia

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    The loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is one of the most commonly used approaches to treat high grade cervical dysplasia (CIN II/III, HGSIL) and early stage cervical cancer discovered on colposcopic examination. In the UK, it is known as large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ). It is considered a type of conization. [1]

  3. Cervical screening - Wikipedia

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    Cervical cancer screening is a medical screening test designed to identify risk of cervical cancer. Cervical screening may involve looking for viral DNA, and/or to identify abnormal, potentially precancerous cells within the cervix as well as cells that have progressed to early stages of cervical cancer .

  4. Colposcopy - Wikipedia

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    Adequate follow-up is critical to the success of this procedure. Treatments for significant lesions include ablative treatments (cryotherapy, thermocoagulation, and laser ablation) and excisional methods (loop electrosurgical excision procedure or LEEP, or Cervical conization). [citation needed]

  5. Cervical cancer is preventable. So why are rates increasing ...

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    Cervical cancer, considered a “highly preventable” disease, has long been declining in the United States — but it’s now on the rise among women in their 30s and 40s. Rates climbed 1.7 ...

  6. What you can do to prevent cervical cancer - AOL

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    After years of decline, cervical cancer rates are rising in some demographics in the United States — primarily low-income women and those in their 30s and 40s. If the disease spreads in the body ...

  7. Cervical conization - Wikipedia

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    The chances of cancer recurrence and premature birth depends on the type of conization. Cold knife conization is associated with 7% chance of the cancer recurring and 16% chance of premature birth, laser conisation comes with 6% cancer recurrence and 13% premature birth, and loop excision comes with 10% recurrence and 11% premature birth. [2] [3]

  8. New Cervical Cancer Treatment Improves Survival Rates ... - AOL

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    Results from a phase 3 clinical trial show promise for a new standard of care for treating people with advanced cervical cancer. The new treatment includes a combination of induction chemotherapy ...

  9. Cervicography - Wikipedia

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    Cervicography is a diagnostic medical procedure in which a non-physician takes pictures of the cervix and submits them to a physician for interpretation. Other related procedures are speculoscopy and colposcopy. The procedure is considered a screening test for cervical cancer and is complementary to Pap smear.