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Lycopene
“...The benefit was strongest for prostate, lung, and stomach cancers, although protective associations were also found for cancers of the pancreas, colon, rectum, esophagus, oral cavity, breast, and cervix. Because the data were from observational studies, a cause-and-effect relationship cannot be firmly established...”
...the condition
“Cervical cancer is cancer of the cervix, the lower end of a woman's uterus...”
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Lycopene
“A study of women found that the 75% who ate the least amount of tomatoes had between 3.5 and 4.7 times the risk for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia – pre-cancerous changes of the cervix. Other researchers have also reported evidence suggesting that high dietary lycopene may be linked to protection from cervical dysplasia...”
...the condition
“When abnormal cells are found on the cervix the condition is called dysplasia...”
...related topic
“Abnormal cells on the surface of the cervix, classified as either mild (70% of cases fall into this category; the cells regress on their own), moderate, or severe, or as class 1, 2 or 3...”
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Vaginal Depletion Pack
“...For most patients, the vaginal depletion pack will accelerate the rate of normalization of the cervix.”
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Vitamin A
“...Vitamin A injections into the cervix have been used successfully when other methods have failed.”
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Zinc
“The rapidly dividing cells of the cervix require zinc for replication...”
...the condition
“...Surgeries performed on the cervix may cause narrowing or total closing of the canal of the cervix...”
...relationship to
Cancer, General
“...Samples from the cervix of women smokers show components of tobacco smoke that contain mutagenic activity.”
...the condition
“...In the former, vaginal bleeding is the main symptom and pain may come later as the cervix dilates. In ectopic pregnancies, the pain usually comes first and vaginal bleeding is less significant – and sometimes absent...”
...the condition
“...By age 50, 30% of FA patients have developed solid tumors, which usually develop in the mouth, tongue, throat, or esophagus but can also occur as tumors of the vulva/vagina, brain, skin, cervix, breast, kidney, lung, lymph nodes, stomach, and colon...”
...as a treatment
“...CERVICAL CANCER Women who are over 18 or sexually active and who have a cervix should have annual Pap tests to screen for cervical cancer...”
...as a treatment
“...Korean medical literature reports success in treating cancers of the breast, cervix, nervous system, esophagus, and endometrium...”
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...the condition
“...For women, blisters involve the external genitalia (the labia, perirectal skin, foreskin of the clitoris), in addition to the vagina and cervix. It is common to have watery discharge and pain during urination...”
...the condition
“...HPV infection on the cervix usually has no symptoms at all...”
...related topic
“...Removal might include removal of the cervix (total hysterectomy) or not (subtotal / partial hysterectomy). A radical hysterectomy involves surgical removal of the uterus, upper vagina, tissues adjacent to the uterus and possibly the...”
...the condition
“...The main risk is within the first 20 days after insertion, so a check for infection of the vagina or cervix may be advised before an IUD is inserted...”
...the condition
“...In cases of secondary dysmenorrhea, dilation and curettage (D&C) may be recommended to open the cervix and remove tissue for microscopic testing...”
...related topic
“...Microscopic examination of cells collected from the vagina and cervix to test for uterine cancer or dysplasia.”
...the condition
“...PID occurs when disease-causing organisms migrate upward from the urethra and cervix into the upper genital tract...”
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“...Polyps can appear elsewhere, for example in the intestines, sinuses, stomach, uterus, or cervix.”
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GHB (Gamma-Hydroxybutyrate)
“...GHB causes "spectacular action on the dilation of the cervix", decreased anxiety, greater intensity and frequency of uterine contractions, increased sensitivity to oxytocic drugs (used to induce contractions), preservation of reflexes, a lack of...”
...the condition
“...All women with infection of the cervix and all pregnant women should be tested...”
...the condition
“...Polyps are typically associated with mucous membranes and can occur in various parts of the body, including the colon, nose, sinuses, stomach, bladder, uterus, cervix and small intestine...”
...as a treatment
“...Place 2 suppositories against the cervix followed by placement of a tampon and leave in place for 24 hours...”