Types of cervical cancer | Cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

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The two main types of cervical cancer are named after the type of cells they come from:

Squamous cell carcinoma: the most common type of cervical cancer (about 80 per cent of all cases), squamous cell carcinoma starts in the squamous cells of the cervix.
Adenocarcinoma: a less common type of cervical cancer that starts higher in the cervix, and is more difficult to reach with the brush or spatula used in a Cervical Screening Test.