A colposcopy is an office procedure that uses a special microscope (colposcope) to examine the tissue lining the cervix and walls of the vagina for abnormal areas. If needed, small samples of tissue ...

For early-stage cervical cancer which is localised to the cervical tissue only, a cone biopsy (removal of a part of the cervical) tissue can be done,” the doctor added.

After receiving a closer examination (and biopsy) from another clinic, McClellan was diagnosed with stage IIB cervical cancer – meaning cancer had spread from her cervix to nearby tissue. Bleeding can ...