Symptoms of Cervical Cancer
General information about symptoms of Cervical Cancer: The symptom information on this page attempts to provide a list of some possible symptoms of Cervical Cancer. This symptom information has been gathered from various sources, may not be fully accurate, and may not be the full list of symptoms of Cervical Cancer. Furthermore, symptoms of Cervical Cancer may vary on an individual basis for each patient. Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of symptoms and whether they are indeed symptoms of Cervical Cancer.
List of symptoms of Cervical Cancer: The list of symptoms mentioned in various sources for Cervical Cancer includes:
- No early symptoms - early stages have no symptoms
- Vaginal discharge
- Vaginal odor (from discharge)
- Vaginal discharge containing blood
- Abnormal vaginal bleeding
- Pelvic pain
- Bladder symptoms
- Blood in urine
- Bowel symptoms
- Blood in stool
Symptoms of Cervical Cancer: There are no real symptoms of the early stages of cervical cancer. That is why is it is so important that your doctor does a series of tests regularly to look for it. The first of these is a Pap smear, which is done by using a piece of cotton, a brush, or a small wooden stick to gently scrape the outside of the cervix to pick up some cells that can be examined under a microscope. You may feel some pressure, but you usually do not feel pain. Most cervical cancers can be caught early with regular screening.1
More symptoms of Cervical Cancer: In addition to the above information, to get a full picture of the possible symptoms of this condition and its related conditions, it may be necessary to examine symptoms that may be caused by complications of Cervical Cancer, underlying causes of Cervical Cancer, associated conditions for Cervical Cancer, risk factors for Cervical Cancer, or other related conditions.
Medical articles on symptoms: These general reference articles may be of interest:
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Cervical Cancer: NWHIC
Last revision: May 26, 2003
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