cervix

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PIEZO2, in contrast, is located in sensory nerves in the cervix and vagina.

From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026

Doctors typically swab a patient’s cervix in clinical settings to test for high-risk strains of the human papillomavirus, an infection that can cause cancer when left untreated, through Pap smears and HPV testing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Yet for people like Lauren—and, incidentally, the actress and director Lena Dunham—removing the organ, and/or ovaries and cervix, can bring substantial relief.

From Slate • Jul. 15, 2025

During a two-day mission the team can perform up to 80 colposcopies - where they examine the cervix and vulva for signs of cancerous or pre-cancerous tissue.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2025

Then, a few days later, Jones got her biopsy results from the pathology lab: “Epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix, Stage I.”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot