Important Information on Cervical Cancer
Important Information on Cervical Cancer
The following guide is organized to help you find all the information you need on cervical cancer. This folder contains a fact sheet full of information regarding this disease including definitions, symptoms, causes, treatments, prognosis, etc. After reading this fact sheet you may want to use the footnotes to find further information on each subject. I have also included a guide to internet sites in this packet. On this guide you will find nine internet sites that will help you as you surf the net for more information. These websites are overflowing with interactive pages and helpful resources. Next, you will find a list of several local and online support groups. These will be helpful to you as you learn to cope with having cervical cancer. It is very important to surround yourself with loved ones and people to share your pain and feelings with during these hard times. I also added three magazine articles that I believe you will find interesting and helpful to read. They all deal with cervical cancer in one way or another and are a good source of information. Finally, I have included a medical journal that I found to be extremely helpful in learning what to expect after treatment is over. This article gives detail about what you may experience when you finish treatment.
Being diagnosed with cervical cancer is not an easy thing to deal with. It is my hope that after you finish reading through this guide you will better understand your disease, what has happened, what is happening and what lies ahead for you. I encourage you to use any and all of the information that I have provided. It is there for you to use as much as you need to. May the Lord Bless You and Keep You May His Grace Shine Upon You.
“Cervical cancer is an uncommon, slow growing cancer that usually takes several years to fully develop. If caught in its pre-cancer stage, the abnormal cells (cervical dysplasia) are almost always easily treated and cancer doesn’t develop. This helps to make cervical cancer the most preventable cancer in the United States.”
Approximately 12,900 women in the United States and 400,000 women worldwide are diagnosed with cervical cancer each...