The mutations in these genes can increase the risk for other kinds of cancer, including cancer of the cervix, uterus and pancreas.

VOA: special.2010.09.22

In general, masses on the ovary are called cysts while growths on the cervix or uterus tend to be called polyps.

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They looked at cancer rates for the EU as a whole (27 member states as at 2007) and also in six individual countries - France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and the UK - for all cancers, and, individually, for stomach, intestine, pancreas, lung, prostate, breast, uterus (including cervix) and leukaemias.

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The cervix comprises the lower part and neck of the uterus.

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