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Cervical Cancer : Causes

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Causes Overview Articles

Cervical cancer
Worldwide, cervical cancer is the third most common type of cancer in women. It is much less common in the United States because of routine use of Pap smears. Cervical cancers start in the cells on the surface of the cervix. There are two types of...
Source:ADAM
Date:June 9, 2006
Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Smoking may double the risk of cervical cancer. Chemicals produced by tobacco smoke can damage the DNA of cervical cells. The risk increases with the number of years a woman smokes and the amount she smokes.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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