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cervixcarcinoom m (cancer colli uteri, carcinoma cervicis uteri); baarmoederhalskanker (cancer colli uteri, carcinoma cervicis uteri) | |||
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A type of cancer that develops in the cervix. Cervical cancer is almost always caused by the human papillomavirus HPV, which is spread through sexual contact. In women with HIV, invasive cervical cancer is an AIDS-defining cancer. see also AIDS-defining cancer, cervix, human papillomavirus |