Question
Cervical cancer is among the top 10 cancers that affect women in Singapore today. Cervical cancer is cancer that affects the part of the reproductive system.
The cervix is the door to the womb, it sits between your vagina and uterus, the cervix is a part of the host of pregnancy.
So, when the woman gives birth, the cervix has to violate fully before the baby comes out. So, the part of the uterus, the womb, can get a specific cancer.
If a cervical polyp has been detected, follow up with radiological investigations and excision/removal of the polyp may be recommended by your gynaecologist. Usually, if the polyp is small, the removal procedure is fairly uncomplicated and both the patient and surgeon will glean more information about the nature of the polyp (whether benign or malignant) through histology testing. There is also a need to distinguish cervical polyps from endometrial polyps through histology as they have different risks.
Cervical cancer can affect women in their reproductive age group all the way to women who are already grandmothers. So, there is a wide spectrum. In fact, the youngest person with cervical cancer in Singapore is a teenager, that is the youngest. The oldest I have seen is maybe a patient in their 90s. As long as have been or are sexually active then there is a risk there.
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