Comments on: How Long Does It Take For Moderate Cervical Dysplasia To Turn Into Cancer?

By: Mikey Myers

Mikey Myers — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:50:34 +0000

where are you from?you should go to your state offical website sometimes you can get free healthcare ect… it all depends on your income. there a lot of help out there

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:24:18 +0000

It is impossible to say in honesty. At any rate, you will not rest easy until you can get the situation resolved, will you? See if you are eligible for financial aid through your local social service or you may qualify for treatment through your local health department.

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Wordpress Autoblog Plugin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 20:38:27 +0000

Try telling clinic your situation and see if you could put small down payment and then make monthly payments and if you are paying out of pocket they usually give discount. I work for OBGYN and she is very understanding, but I understand not everyone is like that. It’s better to get it done as soon as you can.

By: la_nena_

la_nena_ — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:22:11 +0000

CIN stands for Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia.
C= cervical(related to the cervix of the uterus)
I= intraepithelial(inside the epithelial cells)
N= neoplasia(a new growth that’s abnormal, almost always precancerous)
CIN is graded into three categories, or stages:
-CIN 1= Early neoplasia. The cells are just starting to present changes but are still very similar to the normal, healthy cells.
-CIN 2= Moderate neoplasia. The cells are presenting abnormal changes that are easily detected by means of microscopic analysis by a pathologist.
-CIN 3= Severe neoplasia. The cells are already clearly abnormal, very similar to a cancerous cell pattern (large, dark, irregular nucleus, spiculated{star-like} borders). If left untreated, CIN 3 progresses rapidly to the next stage, which is called Carcinoma In Situ (a cancerous lesion that is limited to a small confined area, and has not yet started to invade the surrounding tissue).
In 1994, at age 25, I was diagnosed with CIN 3 during a routine PAP test. I never experienced any symptoms, so the diagnosis was a surprise to me. My gynecologist sent me immediately to a Reproductive Oncologist (a doctor that specializes in cancerous conditions of the female reproductive system). He confirmed the diagnosis, and recommended that a Cone Biopsy [conization] of my cervix be done. This is a minor surgical procedure done under regional anesthesia, and it serves a dual purpose: to determine the extent of the lesion, and to treat the condition by removal of a large portion of the cervix. If the lesion is confined within the portion that is extracted [as it was in my case], no further treatment is needed; the doctor will schedule PAP tests every 3 months for the first year, every 6 months for the second, and then yearly for life. In the case of a lesion that extends beyond the borders of the portion that is removed, then a hysterectomy [extraction of the uterus] is in order, sometimes followed by a short course of chemotherapy. To this day, I’ve had no further recurrence of the disease. If you want to contact me regarding this condition, feel free to do so using the link provided in my profile. I hope that you get well real soon, and that my advise has been of some help.
It may take from months to years. Do not delay treatment. Check if you qualify for Medicaid.

By: Lily L

Lily L — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:42:49 +0000

You really should get treatment, but In also honesty, it’s pretty safe to wait.
Moderate dysplasia only has about a 5% chance of becoming cancer ever, and usually it takes about 10 years for dysplasia to become cancer. Moderate dysplasia can progress to severe dyplasia quite quickly, but left untreated for a year, severe dysplasia only has about a 3% change of becoming cancer.
Doctors often wait to treat moderate dyplasia in young women (like under 20) because many fight it off on their own. Also in pregnant women, most doctors would not treat moderate dysplasia until after the baby is born.
They did this clinical trial at Johns Hopkins where they followed women with severe dysplasia for 15 weeks without treatment. They figured 15 weeks was a safe period to just observe and do nothing.
So, save up because eventually you are probably going to have to treat this. But I’d say you can wait several months without worries.