According to the statistics in 2011, the number of new cases of cervical cancer in China is about 75,000 per year, accounting for 1/7 of the total number of new cases of cervical cancer in the world! That equates to 205 new cases of cervical cancer and 96 deaths per day! This is a rather alarming statistic. To understand cervical cancer, let’s start with the anatomy of the cervix. As we can see from the diagram of the female pelvic structure (Figure 1), the bladder is in front, the rectum is behind, and the uterus is between the bladder and the rectum, located in the middle of the pelvis. The uterus is inverted pear-shaped and the cervix is the gateway to the uterus and is located at the lower end of the uterus, while malignant tumors occurring in the epithelium of the cervix we call cervical cancer. (Figure 1) So what are the typical symptoms of early stage of cervical cancer? Unfortunately, early stage of cervical cancer may not have any symptoms, and some patients with symptoms may experience vaginal bleeding after intercourse, i.e. contact bleeding. Therefore, vaginal bleeding after intercourse is the most important early sign that women should be alert to, but the absence of symptoms should not be taken lightly.