Detection of Gynecologic Cancers
Test Anxiety? Read this!
Are
you going nuts waiting for the results of a cancer test? This article contains
strategies for getting through the difficult days surrounding biopsies and other
tests.
CA-125 - Getting the Facts
Separate the myths from the facts about detecting ovarian cancer with CA 125.
CA-125
Blood Test
From Oncolink - more info about CA-125.
CATs 'n' PETs - A Guide to Cancer
Imaging Technology - Find out the difference between CT scans, MRIs
and PETs, and learn about a new combination technology just hitting the market.
Cervical
Dysplasia Treatment Guide
- From our HPV and Dysplasia section - includes information about biopsies,
colposcopy, and treatment.
Cone
Biopsy
Cone biopsies can be used both to diagnose cervical abnormalities and as a treatment
to remove them. Here's a description, including diagrams, from WebMD.
Cone
Biopsy - Patient's Descriptions
Women describe what it was like to cone biopsies done on the Eyes on the Prize
site.
Dilation
and Curettage (D&C)
Description of this procedure from WebMD. When the purpose is to investigate
endometrial abnormalities, it is most often done in conjunction with a hysteroscopy
(see below).
Endometrial
Biopsy
This procedure to obtain a sample of endometrial tissue for further study is
described on the WebMD site.
Hysteroscopy
A hysteroscopy is a procedure where your MD is able to look inside the uterus
for assessment. It is described on this page from the ObGynNet.
MRI
Information
Booklet on MR/MRI Scans from the Royal Marsden Hospital Web site.
MRI
- Patient's Descriptions
The Eyes on the Prize site brings you descriptions of the experience of having
an MRI.
Pelvic
Exam
A pelvic exam will include a Pap smear, but is much more than that. Regular
pelvic exams are first-line cancer screening for almost all gyn cancers. This
excellent description comes from Gyn101.com.
PET
Scan
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scans are able to pick up some things CAT
scans can't.
Surgical
Staging
This procedure is critical to the complete detection and proper treatment of
ovarian, uterine, and tubal cancers.
Transvaginal
Ultrasound
This test is used to help evaluate the ovaries, fallopian tubes, and uterus.
This description of the test comes from the WebMD site.
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