A retrospective review of comprehensive quality assurance databases of screening tests and cervical biopsy results from the Regional Laboratory of the Kaiser Permanente Northern California (KPNC ...
When treated while the cancer is still localized, the five-year survival rate is about 90%. A Pap smear is used to screen for HPV, cervical dysplasia, and cervical cancer. A biopsy is needed to ...
The most definitive diagnostic method of cervical cancer is a cervical biopsy. Before proceeding for cervical biopsy patients are often screened with the available tests such as pap smear ...
Cervical cancer symptoms are often absent in the early stages and may only become apparent when the disease is more advanced. Abnormal vaginal bleeding is the most common symptom overall, often ...