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Cervical cancer is an important women’s health problem in developing countries, killing some 300,000 women each year. It is the third most common cancer overall and the leading cause of death from cancer among women in developing countries. At least 470,000 new cases are identified each year; 80 percent are in developing countries. An important reason for the sharply higher cervical cancer incidence in developing countries is the lack of effective screening programs aimed at detecting pre-cancerous conditions (dysplasia) and treating them before they progress to invasive cancer.
Cervical cancer: Facts & Anatomy
- It has been estimated that only about 5 percent of women in developing countries have been screened for cervical dysplasia in the past 5 years compared with some 40 to 50 percent of women in developed countries.
- Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the world as a whole.
- Only 5% of world resources for cancer control spent on cervical cancer (WHO 2003).
- It is the most common cancer in Mongolian women.
- Cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the country considering both sexes.
- Each year in Mongolia, more than 400 new cases of late cervical cancer are diagnosed and over 300 women died from the disease in the given year.
- Only 8% of new cases are detected at their operable stages in the country.
- Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women in the world as a whole.
- Only 5% of world resources for cancer control spent on cervical cancer (WHO 2003).
- It is the most common cancer in Mongolian women.
- Cervical cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the country considering both sexes.
- Each year in Mongolia, more than 400 new cases of late cervical cancer are diagnosed and over 300 women died from the disease in the given year.
- Only 8% of new cases are detected at their operable stages in the country.
Cervical cancer begins in the cells of the cervix. Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells as the body needs them. When cells grow old, they die and new cells take their place. Sometimes, this process goes wrong. New cells form when the body does not need them, and old cells do not die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass of tissue called a tumor, which can be cancer.
The cervix is the narrow, lower part of the uterus (where the baby grows when a woman is pregnant). The cervix is made up of cells that are easily tested with a Pap test.
Cervical cancer usually develops slowly. Before cancer appears, the cervix goes through slight changes where cells that are not normal begin to appear. Later, these abnormal cells can become cancer cells and start to grow and spread.
The cervix is the narrow, lower part of the uterus (where the baby grows when a woman is pregnant). The cervix is made up of cells that are easily tested with a Pap test.
Cervical cancer usually develops slowly. Before cancer appears, the cervix goes through slight changes where cells that are not normal begin to appear. Later, these abnormal cells can become cancer cells and start to grow and spread.
