Cancer of the cervix occurs when the cells of the cervix change in a way that leads to abnormal growth and invasion of other tissues or organs of the body.
Like all cancers, cancer of the cervix is much more likely to be cured if it is detected early and treated immediately.
- One of the key features of cervical cancer is its slow progression from normal cervical tissue, to precancorus (or dysplastic) changes in the tissue, to invasive cancer.
- The slow progression through numerous precancerous changes is very important because it provides opportunities for prevention and early detection and treatment.
- These opportunities have caused the decline of cervical cancer over the past decades in the United States.
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