6 Subtle Signs of Cervical Cancer That Every Woman Should Know

Self Magazine | 05.02.2026 00:16
If you have a vagina, you know things can ebb and flow in your lower region. Maybe you wake up with heinous cramps and wonder if your period is en route—or perhaps your cycle is off-kilter, and you can’t tell whether stress, a new prescription, or something else entirely is to blame. What you might not realize is, the mystery cause could be a serious condition like cervical cancer, Monica Avila, MD, MPH, a gynecological oncologist in the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, tells SELF.