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Advocacy | Focus on Cervical Cancer
Survivors share their experience living with cervical cancer -- a shortcut to all our information on cervical cancer. Don't forget to check other areas of the site, though -- we can learn a lot from survivors of other gyn cancers!
 Stories of cervical cancer survivors
- Alison S. New Zealand, adenosquamous carcinoma,
stage 1b1
- Billie, Ohio, USA, stage 1B
- Carol F., Pennsylvania, USA, adenocarcinoma,
stage 1b
- Cathy B., Ontario, Canada, metastatic stage
2B
- Florence, Pennsylvania, USA, adenocarcinoma
1B
- Frankie M., South Carolina USA, stage
4a
- Jax, Massachusetts, USA, stage 1B
- Julie M., United Kingdom, stage 2
- Karen, Alberta, Canada,
stage 1A, VAIN
- Karen B., New South Wales, Australia, stage
1B
- Katie, California, USA, metastatic stage
1B
- Leslie S., Indiana, USA, stage 4b
- Linda M, California, USA
- Lori M, Arizona, USA, small-cell adenocarcinoma,
stage 3B
- Marcy B., Wisconsin, USA, metastatic stage
1b2
- Patti E., Florida, USA, stage 1
- Rena N., Florida, USA, stage 3A
- Shelley, Ontario, Canada, stage 3b
- Stephanie G., Louisiana, USA, adenocarcinoma,
stage 1b
- Susan V., Florida, USA, stage 2B
- Vee J., California, USA, stage 1a
Frequently Asked Questions about cervical cancer
Answers from the Pros questions about cervical cancer
- Are they looking for a vaccine
for HPV that will also cure people already infected, or will it be only
to prevent future spread? Thomas J. Herzog, MD
- How long do I have to wait before
resuming my exercise routine after a cone biopsy? Judy Knapp, PhD,
MSW
- Can I transmit HPV to my child
or coworkers through nonsexual casual contact? Vicente Colon, MD
- What are the risks of a Loop
Electrosurgical Excision Procedure during pregnancy? John Comerci,
MD
- What is the difference between
cervical carcinoma in situ and CIN3 -- is one cancer and one precancer?
Fredric V. Price, MD
- What are the risks for pregnant
women who might have cervical dyplasia? John Comerci, MD
- Do all infections with HPV
carry the same risk for developing cervical cancer? Howard Marc
Saul, D.O.
- What is the difference between
squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma of the cervix in terms
of survival rates, treatment and growth of tumour
times? Fredric V. Price, MD
- What is the difference between
a Stage 1a and Stage 1b cervical cancer? Thomas J. Herzog, MD
- How long does it take for
moderate to severe dysplasia to become cancerous? Howard
Marc Saul, D.O.
Resources for learning more about cervical cancer
Getting active about cervical cancer
Talk about cervical cancer
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