Genital Warts (HPV) : Complications
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At least 70 types of HPV have been identified, several of which have been linked to cervical and vulvar cancer. The warts may become numerous and quite large, requiring more extensive treatment and follow-up procedures.
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Genital warts are benign growths and are not cancerous by themselves. Repeated HPV infection in women, however, appears to increase the risk of later cervical cancer. Women infected with HPV types 16 and 18 should have yearly cervical smears. Recu...
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Cervical cancer is cancer that starts in the cervix, the lower part of the uterus (womb) that opens at the top of the vagina.
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Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. In the United States, cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women aged 35-54, and the third most common cancer of the female reproductive tract.
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Cervical cancer is a disease in which the cells of the cervix become abnormal and start to grow uncontrollably, forming tumors. In the United States, cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer among women aged 35-54, and the third most common cancer of the female reproductive tract.
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Invasive cervical cancer affects nearly 12,800 women in the United States annually, and in approximately 5,000 of these women the disease will be fatal. The incidence of cervical cancer is bimodal, with two peaks occurring between thirty-five years and sixty-four years of age.
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A malignant (aggressively growing with a tendency to spread) cancer that affects the penis.
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Penile cancer is the growth of malignant cells on the external skin and in the tissues of the penis. Penile cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells appear on the penis.
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Penile cancer is the growth of malignant cells on the external skin and in the tissues of the penis. Penile cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells appear on the penis.
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Cancer of the vulva involves tumors that originate at the external structures of the reproductive tract (the labia, the vaginal opening, the urethral opening, and the clitoris).
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Vulvar cancer refers to an abnormal, cancerous growth in the external female genitalia. Vulvar cancer is a rare disease that occurs mainly in elderly women.
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Vulvar cancer refers to an abnormal, cancerous growth in the external female genitalia. Vulvar cancer is a rare disease that occurs mainly in elderly women.
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