Cáncer Cervical

El cáncer cervical se desarrolla en el epitelio de revestimiento interior del cérvix, donde se unen la vágina y el útero. El desarrollo del cáncer cervical típicamente es lento, y ocurre después de un periodo largo de años. La evolución hacia el cáncer cervical empieza con el desarrollo de cambios pre-cacnerígenos en células normales. La mayoría de estos cambios, aun sin ser tratados, no progresarán a cáncer. Sin embargo, la Sociedad Americana de Cáncer estimó que en el 2016, 12,990 mujeres serían diagnosticadas con cáncer cervical invasivo y que 4,120 morirían a causa de aquello en los Estados Unidos. 1

Cervical anatomy

El cáncer cervical es comúnmente diagnosticado en mujeres de mediana edad, la mitad de ellas son diagnosticadas a los 35 y 55 años. Es raro ver cáncer cervical en mujeres menores a 20 años, pero aproxiamadamente 20% de los casos ocurren en mujeres mayores a 65, demostrando la necesidad de procedimientos continuos de revisión. Actualmente, la tasa de supervivencia de 5 años es de un 71%; las mejoras en la revisión y en el desarrollo de vacunas preventivas han disminuido la incidencia del cáncer en sus etapas tardías.

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Vea una entrevista con un especialista en cáncer cervical, el Dr, Ira Horowitz 

Aprenda más acerca del cáncer cervical o realize una cita en Winship Cancer Institute of Emory Universit (Instituto de cáncer Winship de la universidad de Emory) .

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