A Key Skills ICT project buy Susan Brammall

1. Cervical Cancer
By Susan Brammall

2. Introduction
• Types of Cancer
• Cancer Screening
• The Symptoms
• Survival Rates
• Aftercare

3. Types of Cancer
Cancer of the Cervix is a rare type of Cancer
often Diagnosed in younger women.
There are two main types :
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma
• Adenocarcinoma

4. Cancer Screening
• Between 25-60
years old you
should have a smear
test every 5 years.
• A small sample of
cells are taken from
your cervix and sent
to a laboratory.

5. Symptoms
• Abnormal Bleeding
• Unusual Heavy
Discharge
• Pelvic Pain
• Pain During
Urination

6. Survival Rates
• Due to more women getting regular smears
the number of deaths has decreased
dramatically.
• Around 64% of women survive the disease
beyond five years after diagnosis.

7. 70%
Survival Rates
64%
62% 62% 61%
60% 58%
54%
52%
50%
1971-1975
40% 1976-1980
1981-1985
1986-1990
1991-1995
30% 1996-1999
2001-2006*
20%
10%
0%
Females 5-year

8. Aftercare
• The main purpose is to check the return of
cancer.
• Follow-up appointments every 3 – 4 months.
• Once or twice a year after that.
• Physical therapy or home care may also be
included.

9. Conclusion
• Emotional support makes a big difference to
someone with cancer.
• Up-to-date information helps to dismiss
some of the fears about the disease.
• Always go for 3year check ups.

10. Sources
• File:Illu female pelvis.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
• File:Cases of HPV cancers graph.png - Wikimedia
Commons
• Cervical cancer - survival statistics : Cancer
Research UK
• Cancer-of-the-cervix - Introduction
• Cervical Cancer Symptoms
• File:Squamous cell carcinoma in the cervix, pap
stain.jpg - Wikimedia Commons