Apr
can someone tell me when you get your smear test results back and they think you have cancer would they tell you in the letter they think you have? what would they put if they think you had?
Answer:
The smear test aims to detect precancerous cells, not cancer- although it can detect cervical cancer. You'll basically get your results and if it states there have been severe changes or CIN2/CIN3 then you’ll sent for a Colposcopy. A Dr will generally do this and will then be able to give you an idea of how much tissue needs to be removed.
If your smear test results come back with mild changes or borderline abnormal changes then no action will be taken, you'll be give another smear in 3-6 months and generally the cells will have gone back to normal. If not, then you will be sent for a Colposcopy.
But no,based on smear test results they cannot really determine that. The smear test just analyses cell samples and asses the severity of changes to the cells.
Edit
With CIN3 you’ll need a Colposcopy. CIN3 does not mean that you have Cancer. Many people wrongly assume that carcinoma in situ means cancer, it does not. CIN3 simply means that some of the cells examined are precancerous, however they’re all contained within the skin covering the cervix.
It becomes actual cancer when the cells break through the top layer of skin covering the cervix and spread into the surrounding tissue. If this happens, the cells will spread and then one actually has cervical cancer.
Treatment is a must ASAP. Providing the area with abnormal cells are removed and you attend all regular follow up screening, cancer is preventable.
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There are lots of different results you can have after a smear. Some of them are about reading the smear, rather than cervical cancer. You could be told you need a repeat smear because yours could not be read properly (sometimes called having an 'inadequate smear'). This could be because
Not enough cells were in the sample. You have an infection which meant the cells could not be seen clearly enough
You were having a period and there’s too much blood to see the cells clearly. The cervix was inflamed and so the cells could not be seen clearly enough. In all these cases, you will just be asked to go back and have another smear. If you have an infection, you will be given some treatment and then asked to have another smear in a couple of months.
You may be told your smear result was 'borderline'. This means that cell changes were seen but that they were so near normal that they are probably nothing to worry about and will go back to normal on their own. You will need to go for a repeat smear (probably in 6 months), but won't need any more tests unless your repeat smear shows that the cell changes are still there or have got worse.
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usually if you receive a result saying abnormal cells detected then you’ll be asked to do another smear test in 6 months time so they have the ability to tell if any abnormalalities are the same or gone by themself (which also happens) or weather they’ve changed some more.
as long as your regular for your smear tests then you should be totally fine.
they call you for 6 monthly smear tests 3 times after an abnormal result to keep an eye on it then on the fourth they will do a biopsy (not as bad as it sounds though) it takes just a second to do then it is sent to the lab and in most cases all they do if the biopsy is not bad is keep another check every 6 months on.
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If you receive a result of said cancer cells are cells of regular rate after a positive test hot