Medical References
Diseases & Conditions
Women's Health
Mental Health
Men's Health
Medical Web Links
MOL Site Map
Attention, chocolate lovers: You may not be able to help yourselves. Swiss and British scientists have linked the widespread love of chocolate to a chemical "signature" that may be programmed into our metabolic systems.
Read more health news
Cervical Cancer
- Latest News
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Overviews
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention/Screening
- Coping
- Specific Conditions
- Related Issues
- Clinical Trials
- Research
- Dictionaries/Glossaries
- Directories
- Organizations
- Law and Policy
- Statistics
- Seniors
- Other Languages
Latest News
- Latest News
- Women More Likely to Undergo Cervical Cancer Screening if Recommended by a Physician (05/10/2005, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Three-Year Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations May Be Applicable for Certain Women with HIV (03/22/2005, American Medical Association)
From the National Institutes of Health
- From the National Institutes of Health
- Cervical Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
- Cervical Cancer (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Cervix (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Overviews
- Overviews
- Cervical Cancer
(National Women's Health Information Center) - Detailed Guide: Cervical Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Colposcopy (National Women's Health Information Center)
Also available in: Spanish - Colposcopy
(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish
Treatment
- Treatment
- Cone Biopsy (American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology) - Links to PDF
- Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
- Dilation and Curettage (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - How Is Cervical Cancer Treated? (American Cancer Society)
- Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
Prevention/Screening
- Prevention/Screening
- Cervical Cancer Risk Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
Also available in: Spanish - Pap Smear (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- Pap Smear (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
Also available in: Spanish - Pap Test: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - Pap Tests and Cervical Health: A Healthy Habit for You (National Cancer Institute)
- Understanding Cervical Changes: A Health Guide for Women (National Cancer Institute)
Coping
- Coping
- Active Coping Helps Gynecologic Cancer Patients' Quality of Life (American Cancer Society)
Specific Conditions
- Specific Conditions
- Cervical Dysplasia (American Medical Association)
- Human Papillomaviruses and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What Women Should Know about HPV and Cervical Health (American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology) - Links to PDF
Related Issues
- Related Issues
- Cervical Cancer in Pregnancy (American Cancer Society)
- DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Update: Consumers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Female Sexuality After Cancer: What You and Your Partner Need to Know (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish - What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Cervical Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- Where to Seek Professional Help: Sexuality and Cancer (American Cancer Society)
Clinical Trials
- Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cervix Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
Research
- Research
- Millions Get Unneeded Pap Tests (American Cancer Society)
- Study Links Obesity to Cervical Cancer, Excess Weight May Be a Co-Factor, Along with HPV (American Cancer Society)
- Three-Year Cervical Cancer Screening Recommendations May Be Applicable for Certain Women with HIV (American Medical Association)
Directories
- Directories
- ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Find a Gynecologic Oncologist (Society of Gynecologic Oncologists, Women's Cancer Network)
- National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Contacts (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - Directory of free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test programs
Also available in: Spanish - National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute)
Also available in: Spanish
Organizations
- Organizations
- American Cancer Society
- American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
- Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
- National Cancer Institute
Law and Policy
- Law and Policy
- Breast and Cervical Cancer Legislation (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Guidance and Summary of Actions on the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)
Statistics
- Statistics
- Cervical Cancer (California Dept. of Health Services, Office of Women's Health) - Links to PDF
Other Languages
- Other Languages
- Cervical Cancer Screening: What Vietnamese Women Should Know (National Cancer Institute, University of California, San Francisco)