We offer a comprehensive five-step program to prevent cervical cancer to all the ladies:

1. Cervical smears performed by gynaecologists

2. Evaluation of the collected specimens by the pathologists from the Oncological Institute in Cracow

3.Colposcopic examination - examining the cervical enlargement after an adequate preparation. The procedure allows to accurately assess the processes occurring within the squamous tissue and glandular tissue and enables a greater sensitivity in detecting precancerous lesions and cervical
cancer, comparing to cytology.

4. DNA HPV (human papillomavirus) detection test of human papillomavirus in the cervix – enables to include the infected women into a program of more frequent and wider preventive examinations.

5. HPV vaccination.

Cervical cancer is diagnosed in over 3,000 women per year in Poland. Since its development is associated with HPV infection, which is sexually transmitted, it happens in women of any age with a peak incidence between 30 and 50 years of age. In the group of women undergoing regular cytology and gynaecological examination, the disease is usually detected in preclinical stage, often before the appearance of cancer cells. In order to identify women at risk of the disease, a test of HPV infection is also done in the cervix.

All women should have cytology done since the beginning of their sexual activity. The test should be performed every 1 -3 years, according to different recommendations. A valuable supplement of cytology is a test of HPV infection in the cervix, which helps to evaluate the risk of developing precancerous lesions. Another valuable examination in the medical evaluation of cervix is colposcopy.