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Cancer of the cervix
1University Hospital, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, USA.
Objectives:
To review the advances in the diagnosis, evaluation, staging, and treatment of cervical cancer that have been made in the past 10 years, and identify the work that still needs to be done.
Data Sources:
Journal and review articles, book chapters, and research studies.
Conclusions:
Although cervical cancer has a preinvasive component and should be easily preventable, it has not been eradicated. Issues that prevent access to health care need to be addressed.
Implications For Nursing Practice:
Nurses now have a more extended role in screening patients and educating them regarding the importance of preventive care. As new treatments are developed, the nurse is the one who will monitor the patient for side effects and assist with minimizing them. When all treatments fail in advanced disease, the nurse will assist the patient to deal with end-of-life issues and symptom control.