How to Use cervical in a Sentence

cervical

adjective
  • Secondary prevention for women ages 25 to 65 with a cervix is a cervical cancer screening.
    Megan Marples, CNN, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Breast, cervical, colorectal, lung, oral, prostate and skin cancer screenings are important to prevent cancer or detect it early.
    WSJ, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Surgeries on the upper spine bones, known as cervical vertebrae, are more risky than those lower in the spine because of the risk of paralysis and airway compromise in the neck.
    Jim Spencer and Joe Carlson, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
  • If someone has a negative HPV test, their chances of having cervical cancer in the next five or 10 years is close to zero.
    Megan Marples, CNN, 4 Mar. 2021
  • In contrast, 60 percent to 80 percent of people eligible for breast, colon or cervical cancer screening get checked.
    NBC News, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Higher weight patients have a decreased likelihood of receiving a cervical cancer screening, and may delay care in hopes of avoiding being weighed during a doctor visit.
    Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • There are many different types of HPV, but certain strains can cause cervical cancer in women and head and neck and penile cancers in men and anal cancer in both men and women.
    NBC News, 26 Mar. 2021
  • This will help stretch out that muscle and open up some of the joint space in the cervical spine.
    Cori Ritchey, Men's Health, 17 Jan. 2023
  • In 2017, the HPV cervical screening test replaced the pap smear test.
    Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 4 July 2022
  • For cervical cancer there are two types of screening: the Pap and HPV test.
    Grace Wade, Health.com, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The cause was cervical cancer, her wife, Kellen Mori, said.
    Annabelle Williams, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2022
  • However, the joints of the cervical spine in the neck, and most of the shoulder joint, are deeper than the Voltaren can penetrate.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The virus, also known as HPV, can lead to cervical cancer.
    Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 24 Aug. 2022
  • The team listed the injury as a cervical strain prior to Game 4.
    Doyle Rader, Forbes, 31 May 2021
  • Try to keep the cervical spine neutral throughout the movement.
    Milo F. Bryant, Men's Health, 29 June 2022
  • The cervical pillow comes in three sizes and four colors.
    Isabel Garcia, Health.com, 24 Sep. 2021
  • When that curve is lost, it is called loss of cervical lordosis.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 27 Oct. 2021
  • Sperm can live up to five days in fertile cervical mucus.
    Christin Perry, Parents, 30 June 2023
  • On top of all that, when the couple aimed for a 2022 opening, Heather was diagnosed with cervical cancer the same year.
    Alex Darus, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The cervical cancer rate for Hmong women is three times that of the rate for all Asian Americans (and four times that of white women).
    Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 Nov. 2023
  • In the campaign video, the singer shares that Black women are twice as likely as white women to die from cervical cancer.
    Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2021
  • However, the fracture of the seventh cervical vertebra of the spine would not heal on its own.
    Eric Willemsen, ajc, 24 Oct. 2021
  • The same types that cause cervical cancers also cause throat cancers.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • During vaginal birth, these bones shift to help a baby fit through the cervical opening and narrow birth canal.
    Maria Carter, Parents, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The method would be able to catch ovarian, breast, cervical, and uterine cancer.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 14 Feb. 2022
  • This cervical pillow helps to support the neck and shoulder for the most comfortable back sleeping.
    Taylor Gumm, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Plus, in the early stages, a lot of people with cervical cancer don’t feel or see any symptoms at all, Dr. Avila notes.
    Julia Sullivan, SELF, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Fulmer, who has been out since June 27 with a right cervical spine strain, pitched a scoreless inning on Tuesday.
    Brian Hall, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021
  • In the last few decades, scientists have found that nearly every case of cervical cancer is caused by an HPV infection.
    Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Some other early onset cancers are on the upswing, but at lower rates—such as kidney and endometrial cancers—or in certain age groups—like cervical cancers in women ages 30 to 44.
    Amy Norton, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024

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