Definition of cervical
: of or relating to a neck or cervix
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Almost all cases of cervical cancer are caused by HPV infections.
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The human cells used most often in research labs around the world came originally from a Maryland woman named Henrietta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in 1951.
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Stand-up show to raise money for woman recently diagnosed with aggressive form of stage 4 cervical cancer.
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Maria Guallan, 43, is an undocumented immigrant from Ecuador who survived domestic abuse and is being treated for metastatic cervical cancer.
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Australia, where the vaccine is given for free in schools, could be the first nation to eradicate cervical cancer.
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But the therapy has had success in combating a wide variety of advanced cancers, including colon cancer, liver cancer and cervical cancer, NPR says.
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In addition to breast cancer, Dr. Rosenberg has seen regressions in patients with several other types of cancers including bile duct, colon, and cervical cancer.
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While there are more than 100 types of HPV, the type that causes many cases of cervical cancer, HPV 16, is also responsible for most head and neck cancers.
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First Known Use of cervical
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Definition of cervical for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a cervix of the uterus
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: of or relating to the neck
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