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A 53-year-old member asked:
What are the risks of living with cervical cancer without getting treatment?
2 doctor answers • 8 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mitchell Kamravaanswered
Radiation Oncology 18 years experience
Progression: Without treatment there is a risk that the cancer progresses and can grow to a point where it is no longer curable and or may cause you symptoms that are difficult to manage. Receiving treatment at the earliest time possible is highly recommended.
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Dr. Louis Cooper commented
Pediatrics 50 years experience
Please discuss treatment options with your doctor, but please be treated!
Dec 7, 2014
Dr. Souzan El-Eidanswered
General Surgery 33 years experience
Cancer: The risk of living with any cancer without treatment is eventually, it will take over.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
What are some of the risk factors for getting Cervical cancer?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledgeanswered
Internal Medicine 39 years experience
The risk factors for getting Cervical cancer include:: Alcoholism, Birth Control pills, Cigarette smoking, HPV, Immunosuppression, Low folate (folic acid) level, Multiple sexual partners, Poor nutrition, Poverty, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV/AIDS.
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