How does cancer attack a woman in her cervix? Rubin explains that human papillomavirus (HPV) types 16, 18, 6 and 11 cause 70% of cervical cancers.
Most HPV virus strains result from genital warts (90% of genital warts cases involve HPV). "Up to 70% of sexually active women will become infected with HPV, "but "nine times out of 10," the HPV "clears up on its own. When the HPV does not clear up on its own, and there is a lasting infection, cervical cancer results "virtually" all the time.
The Ewing's family of tumors, according to the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center (www.oncolink.com),most often occurs in young people in their teenage years. The tumors may grow in the bones, in the chest wall, and may move from one part of the body to another, which is called "staging.'
The Ewing tumors may cause pain, stiffness, or tenderness in the person's bones; and after the patient complains of any of these symptoms, a doctor orders an x-ray, or take a tissue sample (biopsy) from the bone to see if there are cancer cells....
Most patients are then checked to see if the cancer has spread to other places in the body, or, if the cancer has been "localized" in just one place.
If the cancer has indeed spread, it is called a "metastatic disease" - and the chance for recovery depends on "the location, size, and stage of the cancer." It also depends on how the cancer cells react to the treatment, "the patient's age and general health." If a teenager who has Ewing's disease is in very strong health, and is physically active and eats a healthy diet, the chances are much greater for a cure.
Cancer Cell JPGs www.sandia.gov/.../2005/images/mitopic.jpg images.pennnet.com/... / cgw/0600_cancer_cells.jpg
Works Cited
Cotterill, Simon. (2003). Children's Cancer Web. Retrieved October 6 from: http://www.canceriindex.org.
Rubin, Rita. (2005). Vaccine presents cervical cancer. USA Today. October 7, 2005, Front
University of Pennsylvania (2005). Abramson Cancer Center. Retrieved October 8 from: http://www.oncolink.com.
