to examine the tissue lining the cervix and walls of the vagina for abnormal areas. If needed, small samples of tissue (biopsy) can be removed to examine for signs of cancer. Treatment depends on the ...

Catch these cells early and they can be removed by a simple procedure called a loop cone biopsy, which involves removing a cone of tissue from the cervix. No other medication and no other ...

The HPV vaccine, called Gardasil-9 — which has no live virus and is completely non-infectious — protects against the six types of HPV most likely to cause cancer, Eckert says. (These are strains 6, 11 ...

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for early cervical cancer achieved non-inferiority versus pelvic lymphadenectomy ...

A bone biopsy is a test that takes a sample of tissue or cells from your bone to check for cancer or other bone diseases. The sample comes from the outer part of your bone. It's different from a ...

The Papanicolaou (Pap) smear is commonly used to screen for cervical cancer and since its ... positive test results underwent colposcopy and biopsy, as did a random sample of women who tested ...

For early-stage cervical cancer which is localised to the cervical tissue only, a cone biopsy (removal of a part of the cervical) tissue can be done,” the doctor added. “Chemotherapy can be ...

Colposcopic Guided Biopsy: If a Pap smear shows suspicious cells, a colposcopy a magnified examination of the cervix is performed. This allows for a more thorough examination and precise tissue ...