Cervical Cancer Killer Many Women
Cervical cancer or cervical cancer (often also called cervical cancer) is a cancer affecting women and the number of patients increased in recent years. From all cancer patients in Indonesia, a third of patients with cervical cancer. This cancer is a scary lady killer. Obtaining information about this cancer can help more women avoid one of the most deadly diseases.
Cervical cancer
Cervical cancer or cervical cancer (often also called cervical cancer) is one cancer that is most common for women. Every hour, one woman died in Indonesia because of cervical cancer or cervical cancer this. The fact is that millions of women in the world are infected with HPV, which is considered sexually transmitted diseases are most common in the world.
In Indonesia, every one hour, one woman died of cervical cancer
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this infection is a major risk factor for cervical cancer. Every year, hundreds of thousands of cases of HPV are diagnosed in the world and thousands of women die from cervical cancer, which is caused by the infection. Given the fact that this horrible, the various measures of prevention and treatment have been made to address cervical cancer or cervical cancer.
Cervical cancer or cervical cancer occur in the reproductive organs of a woman. The cervix is the narrow part at the bottom between the vagina and the womb of a woman. In part this is happening and the growth of cervical cancer. What is the cause of cervical cancer or cervical cancer? How to prevent? And how to handle it if it is already infected with HPV?
HPV
Cervical cancer is caused by HPV infection (human papillomavirus) or human papilloma virus. HPV cause warts in men and women, including genital warts, called condyloma akuminatum. Only a few of the hundreds of variants of HPV that can cause cancer. Cervical cancer or cervical cancer can occur if there is an infection that does not heal for a long time. Instead, most HPV infections will go away, overcome by the immune system.
Causes and Symptoms of Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer affects the cervix or cervical region caused by infection with HPV (human papillomavirus) that do not heal for a long time. If the immune system is reduced, the HPV infection will mengganas and can cause cervical cancer. The symptoms did not appear at an early stage, which is why cervical cancer that starts from HPV infection are considered as "The Silent Killer".
Some symptoms can be observed although not always an indication of HPV infection. Whitish or spend a little blood after intercourse is little sign of symptoms of this cancer. Additionally, a yellowish liquid that smells in the genital area can also be an indication of HPV infection. This virus can be transmitted from one patient to another and infect the person. Transmission can be through direct contact and because of sex.
When there is virus in a person's hand, then touching the genitals, the virus will move and can infect the cervix, or neck of your womb. Other modes of transmission are in the closet in a public restroom that was contaminated by the virus. A cancer patient may use the closet, which contained HPV virus in patients move to the closet. When you use it without cleaning it, the virus then moves to your genital area.
Bad lifestyle can be supporting the increasing number of patients with this cancer. Smoking, lack of vitamin C, vitamin E and folic acid can be the cause. If you eat nutritious foods will make the immune system can drive up the HPV virus.
Risk of cervical cancer are women who are sexually active very early age, frequently changing sexual partners, or who have sex with men who like to change partners. Other factors are the use of birth control pills for a long time or come from families with a history of cancer.
Often, men who showed no symptoms of HPV infection that is spread it to their partners. A man who had sex with a woman suffering from cervical cancer, will be the carrier of this virus. Furthermore, when this man having sex with his wife, the virus was able to move his wife and infected.
Detection of Cervical Cancer
How do I detect that a woman infected with HPV that cause cervical cancer? Symptoms of a person infected with HPV are not visible and not easily observed. The easiest way to find out by doing cervical cytological examination. This examination is now popularly known as a Pap smear or Papanicolaou smear taken from a Greek doctor who discovered this method of George N. Papanicolaou. However, there are also a variety of other methods for early detection of HPV infection and cervical cancer as follows:
IVA
IVA is the abbreviation of Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid. Method of examination with cervical smear or cervix with acetic acid. Then observed for any abnormalities such as white areas. If no color change, it can be no infection in the cervix. You can do at the health center with a relatively cheap price. This can be done only for early detection. If you see any suspicious signs, the other detection methods that more must be done.
Pap smear
Pap smear test methods that doctors commonly use a scraper or brush to remove a sample of cervical cells or cervical. Then the cells will be analyzed in the laboratory. The test can reveal if there is infection, inflammation, or abnormal cells. According to reports the world, with regular Pap smear tests have reduced the number of deaths from cervical cancer.
thin prep
Thin prep method is more accurate than Pap smears. If the Pap smear only take a portion of the cells in the cervix or uterus, the Thin prep will inspect all parts of the cervix or uterus. Of course the result will be much more accurate and precise.
colposcopy
If all the test results on the previous method showed an infection or irregularities, colposcopy procedure will be performed using a tool equipped with a magnifying lens to observe the infected part. The goal is to determine if there are lesions or abnormal tissue in the cervix or uterus. If there is an abnormal, a biopsy - taking a small amount of tissue from the body - made and treatment for cervical cancer begin.
Treating Cervical Cancer
If infected with HPV, do not worry, because the currently available different ways of treatment that can control HPV infection. Some treatments aim kill the cells that contain the HPV virus. Another way is to get rid of the damaged or infected with electric surgery, laser surgery, or cryosurgery (remove the abnormal tissue by freezing).
If cervical cancer has reached an advanced stage, it will be chemotherapy. In some severe cases a hysterectomy may also be performed the surgical removal of the uterus or womb in total. The goal is to get rid of cervical cancer cells that had developed in the body.
However, prevention is better than cure. Therefore, how to prevent HPV infection and cervical cancer? Here are some ways that you can do to prevent cervical cancer.
Preventing Cervical Cancer
Although cervical cancer is scary, but we all can prevent it. You can do a lot of precautions before HPV infection and ultimately develop cervical cancer. Some practical ways that you can do in everyday life include:
Have a healthy diet, rich in vegetables, fruit and cereals to stimulate the immune system. For example consuming various carotene, vitamin A, C, and E, and folic acid can reduce the risk of cervical cancer.
Avoid smoking. Much evidence suggests tobacco use can increase the risk of cervical cancer.
Avoid sex before marriage or at a very young age or a dozen years.
Avoid having sex during menstrual period proved to be effective to prevent and inhibit the formation and development of cervical cancer.
Avoid having sex with many partners.
Routinely undergo regular Pap smear tests. Currently Pap test can be done even at the health center at an affordable price.
Alternative tests Pap smear is a test IVA with a cheaper cost of Pap smear. The goal for the early detection of HPV infection.
Vaccine or HPV vaccination to prevent HPV infection.
Perform an intimate organs or vagina known as a toilet. This can be done alone or also with the help of medical experts. The goal is to clean the female sex organs of filth and disease.
Healthy Living Without Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer is preventable and treatable. Early detection and regular Pap smears will minimize the risk of cervical cancer. Change your lifestyle and your diet to avoid the disease that killed many women in this world. Thus, the health of the cervix or uterus is more assured. With proper treatment, cervical cancer is not something scary.
