Cervical Cancer Types

Question: how many types of cervical cancer are there? I need to know how many types of cervical cancer there are

Answer: There are a number of different types of Cervical Cancer: - Squamous Cell Carcinoma (most common) - Adenocarcinoma Rare cervical cancers include - - Small cell carcinoma (neuroendocrine) - Metastatic carcinomas to the cervix such as Melanoma, lymphoma, breast etc - direct extension carcinomas where carcinomas from one site invade into the cervix, such as colon adenocarcinoma - soft tissue tumours/sarcomas such as leimyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, mixed mullerian tumours etc I hope this helps.

Question: what are the 2 types of cervical cancer that gardisal protects you from? than what are the 2 that are commonly associated by the gardisal shot

Answer: None. There's 2, actually maybe 4, types of the HPV virus that gardasil vaccinates against. Not quite the same thing by a long shot. All that is still too new to know if you're "protected" from cervical cancer or not. That knowledge will be years down the road. there's more than 2 types of HPV that supposedly contributes to your cervical cancer risk. Denise, you say all that tech stuff much better than I can!

Question: They claim cervical cancer is viral, HPV, how do we know all cancer types are not or are viral as well? When a test animal such as a rat is injected with cancer cells it gets cancer. Why would humans be any differerent. This would make cancer contagious such as cervical.

Answer: It doesn't actually make it contageous, because the rat has been injected with the cells, directly: they now exist in its body, just as if the body had developed them. Being injected with cancer doesn't happen for most people, and if it were an STD or airborne we'd all be dead by now. HPV MAY cause cervical cancer, but won't always. It's just very likely to. But cervical canceris not contagious, only HPV is. Remember that the papilloma virus is not cancer. Cervical cancer is not viral, it can be eventually CAUSED and has been linked with that virus. That said, we actually know very little about what causes cancer and there are some people who have theorized viruses. Nobody's been able to prove anything or isolate a virus. Cancer is not contagious.

Question: How do you "catch" these types of cervical cancer's? Sexually, Genetic or Environmentally Hodgkin's lymphoma Non Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) Squamous cell cancer Adenocarcinoma Thank you!

Answer: YOU DONT "CATCH" THEM AND THEY ALL ARENT CERVICAL. ugh.

Question: what causes cervical cancer besides certin types of HPV? my friend went to her obgyn and found out that she has cervical cancer, I was just wanting to get more infor about what causes cervical cancer.

Answer: mostly a virus, an australian medical team has just dicovered a vaccine for it so you can reduce your chance of cervical cancer by 90% Cervical cancer is a malignancy of the cervix. Worldwide, it is the second most common cancer of women. It may present with vaginal bleeding but symptoms may be absent until the cancer is in advanced stages, which has made cervical cancer the focus of intense screening efforts utilizing the Pap smear. Most scientific studies have found that human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is responsible for >90% of the cases of cervical cancer. There are 7 most common types of HPV - 16, 18, 31, 33, 42, 52 and 58.[1] Types 16 and 18 being the most common cause of the cancer. Treatment is with surgery (including local excision) in early stages and chemotherapy and radiotherapy in advanced stages of the disease. An effective vaccine for the two most common strains of HPV has recently been licenced Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine research focuses on the prevention and treatment of diseases, such as cervical cancer and genital warts, caused by sexually transmitted human papillomaviruses. In 2006, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first preventive HPV vaccine, marketed by Merck & Co. under the tradename Gardasil. GlaxoSmithKline is expected to seek approval in USA for a similar preventive HPV vaccine, known as Cervarix, early in 2007. In EU, GlaxoSmithkline has filed the application for approval in March 2006. Of the more than 120 known HPV types, about 30 are adapted to be transmitted through sexual contact. Infection with sexually transmitted HPVs is very common in adult populations worldwide. Although a few HPVs, such as types 6 and 11, can cause genital warts, most genital HPV infections come and go without ever causing any symptoms. However, lingering infections with a subset of about a dozen "high-risk" HPV types, can lead to the development of cervical cancer or other genital/anal cancers.[1] The current generation of preventive HPV vaccines are based on hollow virus-like particles (VLPs) assembled from recombinant HPV coat proteins. The vaccines target the two most common high-risk HPVs, types 16 and 18. Together, these two HPV types cause about 70 percent of all cervical cancer. Gardasil also targets HPV types 6 and 11, which together cause about 90 percent of all cases of genital warts.[1] Gardasil and Cervarix are designed to elicit virus-neutralizing antibody responses that prevent initial infection with the HPV types represented in the vaccine. The vaccines have been shown to offer 100 percent protection against the development of cervical pre-cancers and genital warts caused by the HPV types in the vaccine, with few or no side effects. The protective effects of the vaccine are expected to last a minimum of 4.5 years after the initial vaccination.[2] While the study period was not long enough for cervical cancer to develop, the prevention of these cervical precancerous lesions (or dysplasias) is believed highly likely to result in the prevention of those cancers.[3] Although a 2006 study suggests that the vaccines may offer limited protection against a few HPV types that are closely related to HPVs 16 and 18, it is clear that other high-risk HPV types can circumvent the vaccines.[2] Ongoing laboratory research is focused on the development of HPV vaccines that will offer protection against a broader range of HPV types. There is also substantial research interest in the development of therapeutic vaccines, which seek to elicit immune responses against established HPV infections and HPV-induced cancers

Question: When having HPV, can you have both types.... cervical cancer and genital warts? Or just one or the other?

Answer: Depends on what strain of the HPV virus, there are several. Some can be just one or the other, some can be both.

Question: what are the different types of cervical cancer!?

Answer: There is just one cervical cancer. If you meant what other female cancers then there's loads more. Have a look on the cancer research site - link for cervical cancer for you http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerandresearch/cancers/cervical/ I found loads of helpful info here for myself

Question: Is this statement true or false, having children under the age of 30 prevents a type of cancer, like cervical? My boyfriend told me this, though I can't say if that's true or not. He said he read it from somewhere. That's why I'm asking, because I don't think that's true. I think it's rare, isn't it? It shouldn't really matter when you have kids of what age. I just need different opinions. Really, what is cervical cancer caused from?

Answer: False

Question: If you have cervical cancer, are you MORE likely to get other types of cancer in the future?

Answer: no, having one form of cancer does not predispose you to getting another form of it

Question: What types of cervical biopsy are there, do they both hurt? I have to have a cervical biopsy for HSIL, maybe cervical cancer. I am a wimp. I am reading that there are 2 types of possible biopsies. How do I know which one I need, the doctor didn't specify. Do they both hurt pretty bad? When you say it hurt, do you mean like REALLY hurt? Intolerable pain? or tolerable?

Answer: I don't know what the 2 types are. During my cervical biopsy, the doctor scraped the cervix for skin cells, and then clipped a small piece of the cervix. The scraping didn't hurt, but the clipping did. I took Tylenol and laid around the rest of the day. The next day I felt fine. EDIT: It's definitely tolerable.

Question: cervical cancer question????? ok i have a question about the gardasil shot!it says it only protects against types 6 11 16 & 18 soo what are the names of these types???and what are the top 10 most common cervical cancer types??? thanks!

Answer: The "name" of the HPV type is the number. About 50% of cervical cancers are caused by HPV 16. About 20% are caused by HPV 18. HPV types 6 and 11 caused genital warts. The most common type of cervical cancer is called squamous cell cervical cancer (carcinoma). It can becaused by any of the high risk HPV types of which there about 15. Squamous cell cervical cancer makes up anywhere from 70-95% of cervical cancer. The second most common type of cevical cancer is called adenocarcinoma and involved glandular cells. Adenocarcinoma is primarily caused by HPV 18. Adenocarcinoma makes up about 5-30% of cervical cancer. Adenocarcinoma is more difficult to detect than squamous cell cancer. The pap smear is not designed to detect it. Thus, adenocarcimona is a HIGHER percentage of cervical cancer in areas where cervical screening is good. It's not that adenocarcimona is more common, it's that pretty much all squamous cell abnormalities can be caught in the precancer stage. So, in areas where screening is good, there are fewer squamous cells cancers. There is another type of cervical cancer called clear cell adenocarcinoma. The only women who get clear cell adenocarcimona had mothers who took a supplement called DES while pregnant. It is not caused by HPV. It is less than 1% of all cervical cancers, and DES was banned in the early 70s, so if you were born after that, you won't get it. There are a few other types of cervical cancer, but they are extremely rare.

Question: what type of viruses most probably causes cervical cancer ? i believe there have 100 of infection which have different viruses which type of viruses is most common to get cervical cancer ?

Answer: About a dozen HPV types (including types 16, 18, 31 and 45) are called "high-risk" types because they can lead to cervical cancer, as well as anal cancer, vulvar cancer, and penile cancer. Types 16 and 18 are generally acknowledged to cause about 70% of cervical cancer cases. Together with type 31, they are the prime risk factors for cervical cancer. Gardasil, also known as Silgard, is designed to prevent infection with HPV types 16, 18, 6, and 11. HPV types 16 and 18 currently cause about 70% of cervical cancer cases, and also cause some vulvar, vaginal, penile and anal cancers. HPV types 6 and 11 cause about 90% of genital warts cases.(Wikipedia) Cervical cancer results from cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), which appears to be caused by infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, or 39.(Merck)

Question: What type of medical check should one do after cervical cancer was cured? My mum in law had cervical cancer 2 years ago and she had an operation to remove all infected parts. She looks healthy now but I would like to bring her for some kinds of diagnostic medical check-up, can anyone suggest what type of medical check-up should I send her for?

Answer: I had the same type of cancer and the surgery. I have to see my gynoncologist at least once every 6 month, i just had a bone scan, I do a blood test called a CA 125 every 6 months, I have a mammogram yearly and I will have a CT scan every 6 months to a year. It will depend on the MD but I hope this helps.

Question: Is there a cure dor cervical cancer? I think the type of cancer is cervical cancer ( the one were you bleed to death) my friends mother has it. PLEASE i really need answer to get an answer to this question. she has only had it for less than 2 weeks. Is there any way to cure it before it gets too bad?

Answer: when i found out i had cervical cancer 4 yrs. ago mine was already in the last stages but i didn't have any heavy bleeding .They preformed what is called a radical hysterectomy no chemo. or rad. it may come back tomarrow but so far no complants.

Question: cervical cancer vacine? i recently had 2 of the cervical cancer vaccine needle, and i am now sterile i will not be going back for the last neelde, who else had been given the needle and found out they were sterile? the georiga guidestones yall should read it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Guidestones thois si what another user has said he ahs it spot on http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlxUqrJDcCedsGLy.xKVCbxIzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20060630092740AA782tG georga guidestones control the government the government got this vaccine it is a virus to make woman sterile to reduce the population and is also said that the vaccine only helps 2 out of 120 cervical cancer type! do not get the needle do not and i mean do not http://www.school-vaccine.com/questions.htm

Answer: oh good grief. Get the facts. And if the vax caused you to be sterile then why have no cases been filed with this claim with the VAERS? The HPV vaccine doesn't guarantee that a woman won't get cervical cancer or warts, but it protects against viral types 16 and 18, which cause 70 percent of cervical cancer worldwide, and against types 6 and 11, which cause 90 percent of warts in both men and women. HPV vaccine does not appear to cause any serious side effects. However, a vaccine, like any medicine, could possibly cause serious problems, such as severe allergic reactions. The risk of any vaccine causing serious harm, or death, is extremely small. Several mild problems may occur with HPV vaccine: Pain at the injection site (about 8 people in 10) Redness or swelling at the injection site (about 1 person in 4) Mild fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit) (about 1 person in 10) Itching at the injection site (about 1 person in 30) Moderate fever (102 degrees Fahrenheit) (about 1 person in 65) These symptoms do not last long and go away on their own. Life-threatening allergic reactions from vaccines are very rare. If they do occur, it would be within a few minutes to a few hours after the vaccination. Like all vaccines, HPV vaccine will continue to be monitored for unusual or severe problems. This information was taken directly from the Vaccine Information Statement

Question: do you have cervical cancer or any type of cancer in your privates ladies? I might have it.. and am wondering how you cope and how is it being treated? be strong you will make it.. because If i have it I will make it...

Answer: when you have cancer over there , the parts are no longer private as they are open for inspection ,