#CERVICAL #CANCER: #SCREENING is the START of a CURE
W h a t i s CAN C ER of t he C E RV I X? The Cervix The c e r vix is the low e r p ar t of the ut er us ( womb ) . The ut er us h a s 2 p ar ts. T he upp e r p a r t, ca ll e d the bo d y of the u t e r us, is wh er e a b a b y g r o ws. The c e r vi x , in the l o w e r p a r t, c onn ec ts the bo d y of t h e ut er us to the v a g in a , or b i r th ca n a l. Cervical Cancer C a n ce r of t h e c e r vix (a lso ca ll e d c e r v i c al c a n ce r ) b e g ins in the c e lls lining the cer vi x . Th e se c e lls do not sudd e n l y c h a n g e into ca n cer . I nst ea d, the no r m a l c e lls of the c e r vix f i r st slow l y c h a n g e into p re- c a n c e r c e lls th a t ca n t h e n tu r n into ca n c er . Th e s e c h a n g e s m a y b e ca ll e d d y splasia . The c h a n ge ca n t a ke m a n y y ea r s, but som e tim e s it h a pp e ns fa st er . T h e y ca n b e f ound b y the P a p t e st a nd t rea t e