What is cervical cancer?
Let’s start by considering what cervical cancer actually is and how it affects the body. Our doctors explain this below.
The cervix is part of the female reproductive organs and is the entrance to the womb from the vagina, often referred to as the “neck of the womb”.
Cervical cancer occurs when cells become abnormal in this area and can grow out of control.
If left untreated this can invade surrounding healthy tissue or spread to other areas of the body, a process known as metastasis.
As with most cancers, if this is caught at an early stage it will have a significant impact on the health implications to the sufferer.
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