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__ What is Cancer​ __

Normal cells grow and divide in an orderly way. In the early yeas of life cells divide faster to allow thw person to grow but as an adult cells only divide to peplace a cell that is damaged or dying. When a person has cancer cells they are cells that grow out of control they can be called abnormal cells. Cancer cells can grow and invade other tissue in the body. In most causes cancer cell form a tumor but in some cancers it does not. Some times cancer spreads to other tissue this is called **metastasis**. __Cervical Cancer__ The cervix is the lower part of the uterus and connects the uterus to the vagina. Cervical cancer starts in the lining of the cervix and can also be called the cancer of the crevix. Cervical cancer is most commonly a slow forming cancer. The cell need to change from a normal cell to a pre-cancer and then to a cancer cell but this could take many years to happen but in some cases it can happen very quick wich is called **dysplasia**. There are two main types of cervical cancer. **Squamous cell carcinomes** are made of spuamous cells that cover the surface of the cevix. **Adenocarcinomas** start in the gland that makes mucus most often. **Mixed careinoma** occurs less often and it features both types. __Number of women who get crevical cancer__

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1. One point that I learned on your page that I did not know before was:That cervical cancer is a slow growing cancer. 2. The page you created was informative or interesting because: I didnt know that much about cervical cancer. 3. How I can use this information in my life now or in the future is: now that i am aware of cervical cancer i can go to a doctor and find out more information to learn how to prevent it. 4. I would still like to know more about:How people get cervical cancer. A.R.

I Learned that cervix cancer is in the vagina. HS