National Cancer Institute - Cervical Cancer Home Page
NCI's gateway for information about cervical cancer. ... Prevention, Genetics, Causes. Information related to prevention, genetics, and risk factors
- www.cancer.gov/cancer_information/cancer_type/cervical
ACS :: What Are the Risk Factors for Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer risk factors include: Human papillomavirus infection: The most important risk factor for cervical cancer is infection by the human papillomavirus (HPV)
- www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_2X_What_are_the_risk_factors_for_cervical_cance...
ACS :: Vegetable Intake May Lower Cervical Cancer Risk
Vegetable Intake May Lower Cervical Cancer Risk: High Vitamin Levels Linked To Shorter HPV Infections
- www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Vegetable_Intake_May_Lower_Cervical_Cancer_Ris...
- 5/15/2006
CURE | Cervical Cancer: the Hidden Risk of HPV
... weakened immune system and smoking, which increases the risk of precursor changes seen on abnormal Pap tests and the risk of developing cervical cancer.
- www.curetoday.com/backissues/v3n4/features/cervical
Latest Cervical Cancer Treatments
What Causes, or Increases the Risk, for Cervical Cancer? Like any other cancer, the exact reason why one woman gets cervical cancer and another does not is unknown
- www.cancergroup.com/em14.html
MedlinePlus: Cervical Cancer
Health Check Tools; Cervical Cancer Risk Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention) Also available in: Spanish; Coping; Active Coping Helps Gynecologic Cancer Patients' Quality of Life (American ...
- www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cervicalcancer.html
Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation: Healthy Living - Cancer ...
A low fat diet can help you maintain a healthy weight – obesity increases cervical cancer risk. Birth control pills: Long-term use of birth control pills increases the risk of cervical cancer.
- www.preventcancer.org/healthyliving/cancerinfo/cervical.cfm
Female Smokers Risk Cervical Cancer
A review of 23 studies concludes that women who smoke are at 60-percent higher risk of developing cervical cancer than nonsmokers, with risk rising with the number of cigarettes smoked, Reuters ...
- www.jointogether.org/news/research/summaries/2006/female-smokers-risk-cervical.html
Cervical Cancer Prevention and Risk Factors
Cervical Cancer Prevention and Risk Factors. Cervical cancer affects nearly 500,000 women worldwide every year. In some developing countries, cervical cancer is a leading cause of death in women, mainly ...
- www.cervical-cancer-causes.com/index.php3
Cancer - Cervical Cancer Awareness - NBCCEDP
A publication entitled Risk of Cervical Cancer Associated with Extending the Interval between Cervical-Cancer Screenings found evidence that most women can safely extend their cervical cancer screening ...
- www.cdc.gov/cancer/nbccedp/info-cc.htm