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Yes. Cervical cancer is often caused by the HPV virus that is sexually transmitted and by removing the cervix the cancer/virus is also removed if it hasn't spread beyond that point. In the US 600,000 women a year go through a hysterectomy. Some only have the cervix removed while other also have a complete hysterectomy with the ovaries as well.
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Would a hysterectomy keep your from getting cervix?
if your question is regarding cervical cancer then only a total hysterectomy which removes the uterus and cervix would prevent cervical cancer. A hysterectomy leaves the cervix in place.
Can you still get cervical cancer if you have had a partial hysteroctemy?
Hysterectomy is only the removal of uterus and you therefore can get cervical cancer, you should continue with pap tests. If you mean a total hysterectomy then both uterus and cervix are removed and cervical cancer is eliminated.
Can hpv create the need for a hysterectomy?
Yes it is providing a total hysterectomy is performed which is the removal of uterus and cervix. A hysterectomy itself (removall of the uterus) will Not prevent cervical cancer.
What is the treatment for Cervical cancer?
The best treatment for Cervical cancer is a complete abdominal hysterectomy. Generally small samples and lymph nodes are biopsied. follow up with chemotherapy and radiation may be required.
If you had a hysterectomy can you still get cancer?
Yes. Cancer can occur in any organ, not just the uterus. Removing the uterus (ie, having a hysterectomy performed) means that the likelihood of developing a uterine cancer (eg, cervical cancer, endometrial cancer) is exceedingly low, but it does not mean that other cancers (eg, lung, colon, breast) cannot develop elsewhere.
What is the best treatment for cervical cancer?
The best treatment for cervical cancer is a complete abdominal hysterectomy. Generally small samples and lymph nodes are biopsied. follow up with chemotherapy and radiation may be required.
Do one have to go for a smear after a hysterectomy?
Unless your cervix was removed at the time of your hysterectomy then YES as the purpose of the smear is to find cancerous cervical cells before cancer sets in.
Who does not need a pelvic exam?
Women who have undergone a total hysterectomy for reasons other than cervical cancer do not need to be screened.
Can a cone biopsy replace a hysterectomy?
In some cases, a cone biopsy may be used as a conservative treatment for cervical cancer for women who wish to avoid a hysterectomy (surgical removal of the uterus).
Is chemotherapy or radiation therapy used to treat cervical cancer?
Both are used and can prove to be very effective. A hysterectomy can also be performed.
What is stage of cervical cancer with no clinical evidence of spread outside uterus and microscopic invasion of parametrium seen after hysterectomy?
stage 1a
Can you get pregnant while having cervical cancer?
Yes, you can still get pregnant. With most types it is possible that you can still get pregnant if you havent gone under certain treatments than may leave you sterile. Some treatments that you can use during early stages of cervical cancer are erfectly safe to do, if in the futrure you would like to have children and the cancer didnt spread to fast on the cervix. All doctors have different opinions on how to treat cervical cancer, so talk to your for more information if you think you might have cervical cancer and want to have children, now or in the future.
