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Could The Abnormal Cells Shown In Pap Test A Recurrence Of My Cervical Cancer? How Common Is This After 33 Years?

I had invasive cervical cancer in 1980 at age 28 and was treated with a radical hysterectomy and lymphanectomy. Recently a pap test has shown adnormal cells and I have been referred for colposcopy. Could this be a recurrency of my cervical cancer? how common is this after 33 years? YYYY@YYYY
Wed, 11 Dec 2013
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your present age and duration after cancer doesn't safeguard against recurrence. After treatment for malignancy, chances of recurrence decrease as years pass by and some cancers are completely curable. Since you had cancer long long back the chance of the same disease coming back is remote but it is always better to have periodic screening. Yes you definitely need colposcopy if PAP is abnormal but abnormality doesn't always indicate malignancy and you need not feel tensed.
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Could The Abnormal Cells Shown In Pap Test A Recurrence Of My Cervical Cancer? How Common Is This After 33 Years?

your present age and duration after cancer doesn t safeguard against recurrence. After treatment for malignancy, chances of recurrence decrease as years pass by and some cancers are completely curable. Since you had cancer long long back the chance of the same disease coming back is remote but it is always better to have periodic screening. Yes you definitely need colposcopy if PAP is abnormal but abnormality doesn t always indicate malignancy and you need not feel tensed.