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If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with cervical cancer, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center is ready to help. Our team of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who treat cervical cancer are dedicated to providing the highest quality of screening, counseling, and care for women with this disease. Patients also have access to innovative techniques, new drugs, and clinical trials of the most advanced treatment approaches.

  • Newly Diagnosed with Cervical Cancer
    Our team of cervical cancer experts offers the most advanced surgical and medical therapies to maximize your chance for a cure.
  • Our Approach & Expertise
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering surgeons have been leaders in the adoption of less invasive techniques for cervical cancer surgery. Our researchers are working to develop better chemotherapy agents for recurrent cervical cancer, including novel investigational drugs available only through clinical trials at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.
  • Our Team of Experts
    Our team of doctors works together to diagnose and treat patients with cervical cancer.
  • Overview
    Nearly 11,070 American women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. But thanks to effective screening, which can detect cervical precancers and cancers early, most can be cured of their disease.
  • Risk Factors & Prevention
    The most significant risk factor for cervical cancer is infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can be transmitted during sex. This section includes information about preventing cervical cancer.
  • Screening & Surveillance
    The Pap test is a cost-effective screening test for cervical cancer. This section includes our recommended screening guidelines.
  • Symptoms
    Often cervical cancer presents no obvious signs. When symptoms do occur, they may include abnormal vaginal bleeding or discharge, or pain or bleeding during or after sexual intercourse.
  • Diagnosis
    If a Pap test shows an abnormality, a doctor may perform a colposcopy (examination of the cervix using a lighted magnifying instrument attached to magnifying binoculars) and a biopsy to establish a diagnosis. In many cases, a precancerous lesion called cervical dysplasia may be detected.
  • Treatment
    The primary forms of treatment for cervical cancer are surgery and/or combined radiation therapy and chemotherapy.
  • Our Clinical Trials
    A continually updated listing of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's current clinical trials for cervical cancer.
  • Survivorship & Support
    Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Gynecologic Disease Management Team includes general gynecologists, psychologists, and social workers, who together provide a full range of supportive care.

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