Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion (SIL) is the abnormal growth of squamous cells on the surface of the cervix.
The cervix is the lower part of the uterus. Both the uterus and the cervix are located in the pelvis and are close to the upper part of the vagina and the ovaries. In fact, the cervix connects the uterus and the vagina. The vagina leads to the outside of the body.
The surface of the cervix is made up of two different types of cells:
Dysplasia or Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN)
Cervical Dysplasia -- also called Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is the term for abnormal -- and possibly precancerous -- changes in cells on the surface of the cervix.
The cervix is the lower part of the uterus. Both the uterus and the cervix are located in the pelvis and are close to the upper part of the vagina and the ovaries. In fact, the cervix connects the uterus and the vagina. The vagina leads to the outside of the body.
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A risk factor is anything that changes your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. For example, exposing skin to strong sunlight is a risk factor for skin cancer. Smoking is a risk factor for many cancers. But having a risk factor, or even several, does not mean that you will get the disease.
The most important risk factor for cervical cancer is infection by the human papilloma virus (HPV)
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