Cervical Cancer

The cervical cancer tests for women screen for blood markers that may provide early detection of cervical cancer. Order from Ulta Lab Tests today with results sent confidentially online in 24 to 48 hours.

When cells grow in an uncontrolled and potentially harmful manner in the cervix, cervical cancer is the result. The cervix is the cone-shaped passage that connects the vagina to the lower portion of the uterus. 

A persistent viral infection causes most cases of cervical cancer. The viruses responsible are strains of human papillomavirus or HPV. HPV is transmitted sexually and is extremely common. 

High-Risk HPV: 14 of the different identified strains of HPV are likely to cause cancer. Two of these type 16 and type 18, are responsible for approximately 80 percent of all cervical cancer cases. 

Low-Risk HPV: There are a few strains of HPV that rarely cause cancer, instead usually causing genital warts. HPV-6 and HPV-11 produce ninety percent of all genital warts, but these strains are considered “low-risk” for cervical cancer. 

The human body is often able to clear an HPV infection ... See more