How Often Occurrence of Cervical Cancer?
Breast cancer and cervical cancer is the second most common type of cancer that occurs in women, but the estimated number of women diagnosed with cervical cancer each year has decreased, whether this is because most women begin to know and understand about its prevention, are still required further investigation. In the U.S. alone in 2007, there were 3670 women die from this cancer.
What are the Symptoms of Cervical Cancer?
In the early stages of cervical cancer, there is usually no symptoms. Symptoms of cervical cancer began to appear when the cancer has entered a more advanced stage, invasive cervical gets deeper and affect the surrounding tissue. Some symptoms that may arise are as follows:
Including the bleeding vaginal bleeding after sexual intercourse
Arising pain during sex, but this can be things that umu and not associated with cervical cancer
Pain in the pelvis
The emergence of redness and rashes on the vagina
What Are the Risks Becoming Cervical Cancer?
One of the major risk factor for development of cervical cancer are infected with Human Pappilomavirus (HPV). HPV is a virus that is transmitted through sexual contact. Other cervical cancer risk factors are having sex early age, smoking, multiple sex partners and have a weak immune system.
How Diagnosing Cervical Cancer?
The initial step is to diagnose cervical cancer by doing a pap smear. A Pap smear is a simple test that is done by taking cervical cell samples (mouth of uterus) and then observation under miskroskop. If the sample cell that refers to cells found in cancer cells then the next step is to perform colposcopy. Colposcopy is a tool that aims to be able to see more in the cervix and closer. While doing the colposcopy, biopsy can also be aiming to take samples of cancer cells. Some tests may be required in accordance with stage of cancer.
How to Treat Cervical Cancer?
Cervical cancer can be treated in several ways. Types of cancer and the stage is to determine the type of treatment will be done. Cervical cancer treatment can be done with surgery, like hysterectomy, can also chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Treatment will vary in each patient. Certain patients may only undergo surgery, but other patients could have undergone surgery and chemotherapy. And everything depends on the type and stage of cervical cancer.
