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Ovarian, Cervical and Endometrial Cancer Treatments
Ask Dr Timothy Lim about:
Ovarian cancer:
- How and why ovarian cancer develops
- Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer
- Treatment for ovarian cancer and the costs
- Damage of the ovaries by the cancer
- Ways to manage ovarian cancer
- How to prevent ovarian cancer
Cervical cancer:
- How and why cervical cancer develops
- Signs and symptoms of cervical cancer
- Treatment for cervical cancer and the costs
- How is cervical cancer diagnosed
- Ways to manage ovarian cancer
- How to prevent ovarian cancer
Endometrial cancer:
How and why endometrial cancer develops
Signs and symptoms of endometrial cancer
Treatment for endometrial cancer and the costs
How is endometrial cancer diagnosed
Ways to manage ovarian cancer
How to prevent ovarian cancer
How to prevent HPV
Ways to manage HPV
How is HPV diagnosed
Treatment options for HPV
Dr Timothy Lim is a Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a special interest in the management of gynaecological cancer and has more than 20 years of medical experience.
He graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1998 and obtained the Membership from the Royal College of O&G, London in 2003. He started his gynaecological oncology fellowship training in the Department of Gynaecological Oncology, KKH in 2006 and was awarded the Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) award from MOH to train in minimally invasive gynaecological cancer surgery in France in 2008.
From 2014 to 2019, he was the Head and Senior Consultant Gynaecologist of the Department of Gynaecological Oncology, KKH as well as the Deputy Chairman of the Division of O&G, KKH from October 2015 to 2019. He was also an Associate Professor (Adjunct) at the YLL Medical School, National University of Singapore, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore and the LKC School of Medicine, Singapore from 2017 to 2019.
He has a strong passion in public health education especially in the prevention and treatment of gynaecological cancers and has helped organise numerous public health talks and activities for the last decade. He also dedicates his time to professional education by serving in the councils of the O&G Society of Singapore (OGSS) and Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology of Singapore (SCCPS) for the last 10 years.
Questions 2
After a positive HPV test result, what should I do next?
The HPV test is primarily used as an alternative to the pap smear for cervical cancer screening today. It helps to detect the presence of high risk types of HPV viruses that are associated with the development of cervical cancer. Studies have shown that compared with pap cytology, HPV testing is more sensitive for identifying women who have CIN2+ (precancer of cervix) though it has a slightly lower specificity (false positives) compared with cytology . Hence HPV testing in women younger than 30 years would have even lower specificity and not be useful in these women.
How should I prepare for a Pap smear?
The pap smear is one of the commonest methods for screening for cervical cancer. There are some tips I would advise in order for an accurate sample to be taken. I would advise you to Not to schedule the pap smear when you are having menses. Do it a week after the menses has ended. Not to douche the vagina for two days before the test. Avoid unprotected vaginal intercourse at least 2 days before the test.
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