PHOENIX (CBS 5) -- At 25 years old, Kate Orson was in a new relationship and excited about her partner. Three months into their relationship, she had a procedure to remove abnormal cells from her ...

A LEEP is highly effective at removing precancerous cells and preventing cervical cancer. Often, a person will not go on to develop cervical cancer following the procedure. A doctor may use a loop ...

LEEP stands for loop electrosurgical excision procedure. Doctors perform them to detect or treat cervical cancer. During a LEEP, an electrical current passes through a loop of wire. A doctor uses the ...

Every year, thousands of people remove abnormal cervical cells with a simple surgery called large loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ). In this procedure, a doctor or nurse uses a small ...