coloscopy and cervical cancer?

[veronica l]

after having 2 consecutive pap tests in a period of 6 months, my pap came out negative/normal; but after undergoing coloscopy exam (bec i am hpv high risk), the gyneacologist saw 2 areas she did a biopsy on. Does this mean there is a possibility of cervical cancer too? even when the 2 previous pap tests came out negative? Do all areas that turn white during a coloscopy means cancer cells?

[starrwoode]

i think they are just erring on the side of caution.

[zonemedicine.com]

doesn't mean cancer cells but its better to rule out cancer with repeatative colonscopy.there may be other benign lesion too.

[petzcat]

A coloscopy has nothing to do with your cervix. It is great that you are getting check a lot, this is what you need to do. When you have a coloscopy they stick a camera into your colon and look for polyps and cancerous areas. The biopsy your doc was talking about was probably polyps. Cervical Cancer is a very serious issue, and getting checked every 6 months is a great idea. Talk to your doc about what else you might be able to do to prevent cancer.

[DIVYA N]

no biopsy report confirms that.i m a person treating cervical cancer

[HockeyGirl]

pezcat, for a nurse, you really are dumb.colposcopy = checks the cervixcolonoscopy= checks the colonbig difference. know the facts before you give misinformation. being that you claim to be a nurse, people will believe the stuff you say

[tarnishedsilverheart]

The biopsy tells your doctor how much tissues is involved.. It is a better diagnostic tool than our Pap that often misses abnormal cell changes. Areas that turn white during a colposcopy are generally changes due to HPV. The areas that turn white usually indicate pre-cancer cell changes not cervical cancer. Screening allows our doctor to treat abnormal or pre-cancer changes before they progress to a cancer. Here is what your doctor is seeing during your colposcopy. Lots of differences between benign changes, LSIL, HSIL and cancer. http://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/benign.shtmlhttp://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/lowgrade.shtmlhttp://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/lowgrade.shtmlhttp://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/malignant.shtmlColonoscopy is a test that allows your doctor to look at the interior lining of your large intestine (rectum and colon) through a thin, flexible viewing instrument called a colonoscopeColposcopy or colcoscopy is a medical diagnostic procedure to examine an illuminated, magnified view of the cervix, the tissue of the vagina and vulvaPetzcat seems a bit confused on the difference between a colposcopy and a colonoscopy.

www.asccp.org (http://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/benign.shtmlhttp://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/lowgrade.shtmlhttp://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/lowgrade.shtmlhttp://www.asccp.org/edu/practice/cervix/colposcopy/malignant.shtml)