CERVICAL CANCER

Introduction to Nursing Education and Health Promotion

Aminath Azlifa
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  What is cervical cancer?
 types of cervical cancer?
 Causes of cervical cancer?
 signs and symptoms of cervical
c a n c e r.
 risk factors for cervical cancer

OBJECTIVES  What can we do to reduce the risk

of cervical cancer?
 cervical cancer diagnosis
 stages
 Tr e a t m e n t
 Conclusion
 Reference

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 Cervical cancer is defined as cancer that
originates in the cervix's cells. The
uterus's small lower end is known as the
cervix (womb). The uterus and vagina are
WHAT IS joined by the cervix (birth canal). The
majority of the time, cervical cancer

CERVICAL p r o g r e s s e s s l o w l y. C e r v i c a l d y s p l a s i a , o r
the emergence of abnormal cells in the
cervical tissue, is a condition that occurs

CANCER? in the cells of the cervix before cancer

does. If left unchecked, the abnormal cells
have the potential to develop into
cancerous ones that eventually invade the
cervix and its surrounding tissues .

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 •S q u a m o u s c e l l c a r c i n o m a :

TYPES OF • (up to 90%) are squamous cell carcinomas.

• develop from cells in the ectocervix.

CERVICAL •A d e n o c a r c i n o m a :
•d ev e l o p i n t h e g l a n d u l a r c e l l s o f t h e
CANCER? endocervix.
• this is, also called clear cell carcinoma
or mesonephroma, is a rare type of
cervical adenocarcinoma.

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CAUSES OF Long-lasting infection with certain

CERVICAL types of human papillomavirus (HPV) is the

main cause of cervical cancer. HPV is a
CANCER? common virus that is passed from one person
to another during sex. At least half of sexually
active people will have HPV at some point in
their lives, but few will get cervical cancer.

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 P R E S E N TAT I O N T I T L E

SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF
CERVICAL
CANCER.

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 •Having first sexual intercourse at an early age

•Having many sexual partners

RISK FACTORS •Giving birth to three or more children

FOR CERVICAL •Smoking cigarettes (this produces chemicals that

CANCER
can damage cervical cells)

•Using oral contraceptives

•Being infected with the human immunodeficiency

virus (HIV).

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 HOW TO
REDUCE THE 1. Get an HPV vaccine

RISK OF 2. Get routine screening as recommended by your

health care professional.

CERVICAL 3. Practice safe sex.

CANCER? 4. Stop smoking

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  Colposcopy

CERVICAL  Biopsy

 PET-CT scan

CANCER  Magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)

DIAGNOSIS  Ultrasound

 Chest x-ray

 Complete blood count (CBC)

 Cystoscopy

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 •Surgery: Doctors remove cancer tissue in an
operation.

•Chemotherapy: Using special medicines to

TREATMENT shrink or kill the cancer. The drugs can be pills

you take or medicines given in your veins, or
sometimes both.

•Radiation: Using high-energy rays (similar to

X-rays) to kill the cancer.

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 Cervical cancer happens when cells in the cervix, the
lower part of the uterus that connects to the vagina,

CONCLUSION start to become abnormal. Small changes in the cell

DNA tells them to multiply out-of-control, and cells
accumulate in growths called tumors.

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REFERENCES
• https://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/types/cerv
ical/prevention-risk-factors

• https://www.cancer.gov/types/cervical

• https://www.indiancancersociety.org/cervical-c
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