Cervical
      Cancer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ervical
      cancer
      is
      the
      third
      most
      common
      cancer
      of
      the
     
     
      (G
      female
      reproductive
      system.
      Although
      the
      causes
      are
     
    

    
     
      unknown,
      several
      factors
      have
      been
      related
      to
      the
      devel-
     
     
      opment
      of
      cervical
      cancer.
      These
      are
      frequent
      intercourse
      ata
     
     
      young
      age
      (under
      16),
      multiple
      sex
      partners,
      multiple
      pregnan-
     
     
      cies,
      and
      herpes
      virus
      II
      and
      other
      venereal
      infections.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      are
      two
      types
      of
      cervical
      cancer
      --
      preinvasive
      and
     
     
      invasive.
      Preinvasive
      cancer
      is
      curable
      75%
      of
      the
      time
      with
     
     
      early
      detection
      and
      proper
      treatment.
      Unfortunately,
      preinvasive
     
     
      cervical
      cancer
      has
      no
      symptoms
      or
      apparent
      changes.
      A
      pap
     
     
      smear
      can
      detect
      cervical
      cancer
      in
      this
      stage
      before
      it
      moves
     
     
      on
      to
      the
      invasive
      stage.
      This
      stage’s
      symptoms
      in
      the
      early
      part
     
     
      include
      abnormal
      vaginal
      bleeding,
      persistent
      vaginal
      dis-
     
     
      charge
      and
      post-coital
      pain
      and
      bleeding.
      In
      advanced
      stages,
     
     
      the
      symptoms
      include
      pelvic
      pain,
      vaginal
      leakage
      of
      feces
      and
     
     
      urine,
      anorexia,
      weight
      loss,
      and
      anaemia.
      In
      this
      stage,
      the
     
     
      ancer
      can
      spread
      to
      pelvic
      structures
      nearby
      or
      to
      distant
     
     
      tructures
      through
      the
      lymphatic
      system.
      Invasive
      cancer
      of
     
     
      is
      kind
      usually
      occurs
      between
      the
      ages
      of
      thirty
      and
      fifty,
     
     
      arly
      does
      it
      occur
      under
      twenty.
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      teatments
      for
      the
      two
      types
      of
      cancer
      differ
      greatly.
      Preinvasive
     
     
      ancer
      can
      be
      treated
      with
      a
      biopsy
      (removal
      of
      the
      lesion),
     
     
      tyosurgery,
      laser
      destruction,
      or
      rarely,
      hysterectomy.
      Inva-
     
     
      ive
      cancer
      may
      be
      treated
      by
      hysterectomy
      and
      internal
      and/
     
     
      texternal
      radiation
      therapy.
      Allofthese
      treatments
      should
      be
     
     
      llowed
      up
      by
      frequent
      pap
      smears.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      Students
      at
      the
      second
      annual
      M&M-athon.
      Do
      they
      really
      melt
     
     
      in
      your
      mouth
      and
      notin
      your
      hand?
      (What
      a
      stupid
      joke.
      God,
     
     
      it's
      late.)