CERVICAL CANCER

Question 1

What is the purpose of a cervical screening?

Answer 1

To detect pre cancerous cells

Question 2

What does a HPV test check for?

Answer 2

Checks cells for infection that can cause cervical cancer

Question 3

What type of epithelium covers the vagina and the vaginal portion of the cervix?

Answer 3

Stratified squamous epithelium

Question 4

What is the endocervical canal lined with?

Answer 4

Simple colomnular mucin secreting epithelium

Question 5

What area are cervical cells most likely to become cancerous?

Answer 5

Transformation zone ( cervix leading to endocervical canal)

Question 6

What are the two types of cervical cancer?

Answer 6

Squamous cell carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma

Question 7

What is cervical intraepithelial neoplasia?

Answer 7

Abnormal changes in the cell lining the cervix

Question 8

What is squamous metaplasia in the cervix?

Answer 8

Change from columnar epithelium to squamous

Question 9

Which type of HPV causes the most cases of cervical cancer?

Answer 9

HPV 16

Question 10

What are the risk factors of cervical cancer?

Answer 10

HPV, sexually transmitted diseases, long term use of contraceptives

Question 11

What is the most common type of cervical cancer?

Answer 11

Squamous cell carcinoma

Question 12

What is the processing of collecting cells for testing?

Answer 12

Smear test - cells collected from tissue surface with a swab and placed into a tube. Once in the lab debris and mucus are separated by by a vacuum membrane and the cervical cells are examined on a slide