Symptoms and Causes of Cervical Cancer
Posted on | Wednesday, August 17, 2011 | No Comments
This attack cervical cancer, namely the transition of the uterus into the hole intercourse (vagina) and the type of cancer that ranks first against women. In general, patients with cervical cancer in Indonesia after the advanced stage of the new treatment so difficult because at this stage ginaekolog can only alleviate the suffering. In developed countries, cases of cervical cancer has declined somewhat. This is because the efforts of secondary prevention and early detection through pap smear programs are carried out periodically and regularly.
Pap smear is a microscopic examination of tissue from the cervix uteri that can detect cancer cells. The combination of pap smear and colposcopy (observation Vagina) is a diagnostic tool in detecting early cervical cancer. This cancer began to be discovered at the age of 25-34 years, peak at age 45-54 years.
In general, cervical cancer is classified into two, namely preinvasif cervical cancer and invasive cervical cancer. Cervical cancer begins preinvasif of abnormal changes, at least until the change of cervical cells that cover cervical cancer is abnormal. Preinvasif Cervical cancer is most likely (75-90%) can be cured if found early and appropriate treatment. If left untreated will turn into an invasive cancer seriks difficult to cure. Invasive cervical cancer, the cancer cells that have penetrated the deepest part of the cervical tissue and has spread to other tissues via the lymph vessels.
Symptoms of cervical cancer depend on the rate of growth (stage). In the early stages often causes no symptoms at all, unless the complaint due to infection, such as vaginal discharge. Sometimes found any vaginal bleeding outside of menstruation, pains bleeding after sexual intercourse, and infection of the urinary tract and bladder. At an advanced stage resulting in pelvic pain, bleeding like dishwater and smelled fishy daing, loss of appetite, weight loss, anemia due to bleeding, and fistula arising vesikovaginal or rectovaginal fistula.
The cause of cervical cancer is not known with certainty, but it is thought about 95% by a similar virus human papilloma virus (HPV). This virus can be transmitted through sexual intercourse. In addition, there are some risk factors that lead to cancer of the cervix. The following factors trigger cervical cancer:
- Having sex at a young age (less than 20 years)
- Frequent change of sexual partner
- Pregnancy repeatedly (often birth)
- Viral and bacterial infections (herpes simplex virus and papilloma virus)
- Smoking (as a predisposing factor), nicotine and other substances contained in cigarettes may interfere with cervical epithelial cells
Although the cause of this cancer is unknown, but there are some precautions to prevent cervical cancer. The following preventive measures:
- Avoid sexual intercourse at a young age
- Faithful to your partner, do not have multiple sexual partners
- Maintain cleanliness of equipment you and your partner genital
- For women who have sexual relationships and childbearing, it is recommended to do the pap smear once a year.
- Eat a nutritious and balanced
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