How to Treat Cervical Cancer. Cervical cancer is quite common, and as such all women are offered regular screening for cervical cancer via Pap tests. If a suspicious lesion is discovered and diagnosed as (or suspected to be) cervical cancer, this will need to be treated. The treatment varies depending upon whether your cancer was…

How to Reduce Your Gynecologic Cancer Risk. You may dread your regular gynecological exam, but it’s the only screening test for cervical cancer. Unfortunately, there aren’t tests for other gynecologic cancers (like vulvar, vaginal, ovarian, fallopian tube, and uterine). This makes it even more important to know your risk for these cancers and work with…

How to Test for HPV. The human papillomavirus, or HPV, is an extremely common sexually transmitted infection. It often clears spontaneously without treatment, but it sometimes progresses to rectal or oral cancer, cervical cancer in women, and penile warts in men, which is why screening is important. Fortunately, tests can detect this virus very early…